Harry O Long Jr
MilitaryLost and out of fuel, their aircraft crashed into a farmer's field in Devonshire on a ferry flight from Marrakech to Prestwick, Scotland on 2 Feb 1944. B-24J #42-100409. Killed in Action (KIA). 4th Squadron 2nd Ferry Group
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![First Lieutenant Richard Steck of the 392nd Bomb Group instructs his crew and 10 passengers before a flight from Wales in a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95151) nicknamed "Monotonous Maggie".
Image via BL Davies.
Image stamped on reverse: 'Official USAAF Photograph By AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND.' [stamp]
Printed caption on reverse: 'June 1945. ATC Euro Pro Release No. G-128 AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND SPEEDS US EIGHTH AAF ON ITS WAY: Flying Air Transport Command routes and using ATC facilities, the U](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380469.jpg.webp?itok=ur_-Oula)
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Air Transport Command
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Passenger
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Air Transport Command
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Passenger
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Air Transport Command
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Passenger
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Air Transport Command
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Air Transport Command
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
2 February 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Kansas |
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Sources
8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia