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2nd Lt Galend E Stone at the control yoke of B-26B 41-31767 'Ginger' 449th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF.
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322nd Bomb Group
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The 322nd Bombardment Squadron (Medium) was activated on 19-Jun-1942 at MacDill Field, Florida with B-26B Marauder aircraft. In late September 1942 the unit moved to Drane Field, Florida. The Ground echelon sailed for the UK aboard the Queen Elizabeth... -
449th Bomb Squadron
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Galend Stone
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-pilot
Assigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Siracourt, France in B-26 41-31767. A/C abandoned due to flak damage, bailed out near the coast of France [Berck sur mer]. Prisoner of War (POW). 21-Apr-44. MACR 4308. ...
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41-31767 'Ginger'
B-26 Marauder
Assigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Siracourt,France. Damaged badly enough by AAA [hit in port engine, which was feathered and undercarriage dropped, possibly hydraulic damage] on the 21-Apr-44 mission to cause the crew to bail...
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| 18 May 2017 15:23:01 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and aircraft associations |
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