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"Flak bursting around Martin B-26's over France."
- B-26's 41-31788 'Truman Committee' and 41-34763 'Duchess of Barksdale' 322BS, 449BG, 9AF.
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Units
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449th Bomb Group
Group
The group was constituted as 449th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 6 April 1943 and activated on 1 May at Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona.[2] its original components were the 716th,[3] 717th,[4] 718th,[5] and 719th Bombardment Squadrons.[6] ... -
322nd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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41-34763 'Duchess of Barksdale'
B-26 Marauder
Assigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ste Andre de L'Eure fell behind formation and set upon by two Fw190's, after two coordinated attacks by both 190's crashed Quittebeuf. 6 x POW's. MACR 1046/1499. ... -
41-31788 'Truman Committee'
B-26 Marauder
Assigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF.
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 03 May 2018 16:26:50 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations and aircraft associations |
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