44-40284 Tondelayo
34th BG records and other online sources
Originally 8 493 860 (F), transferred later in June 1944 to 8 34 391 (J). Lost 19 Jul 44. Hit by flak about one minute after bombs away. All controls were shot away but the pilot managed to maintain some control. The plane wandered over Dieppe and encountered more flak. Three crew members bailed out over Dieppe. The plane managed to get back to the English coast and four crewmen bailed out 15 miles inland. The pilot then headed the plane back out toward the English Channel and he and the co-pilot bailed out. The plane flew all the way back across the Strait of Dover and crashed near Wingene, Belgium.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19066676
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34720250
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 19 July 1944 |
Revisions
MACR 7422 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database