Delivered Patterson 5/9/44; Hunter 20/9/44; Grenier 28/9/44;

Assigned 447BG Rattlesden 30/9/44; transferred 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 1/10/44;



During assembly for Hannover 26/10/44, mid-air coll with 43-37906 (452BG) with Wallace Bragg, Co-pilot: Harlan Humphrey, Navigator: Irvin Eisenstadt, Bombardier: Bob Willis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Bray, Radio Operator: Albt Halvorsen, Ball turret gunner: Melvin Cecil, Waist gunner: Henry Calosso (8 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Harry Betts (RTD-wia); crashed Caston Hall, Easton, Nfk.; Salvaged.