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Flight Officer Marlow James Miller, Jr. - T-000117 B-24D - # 41-11787 - 'ZOMBIE' - 415th BS - 98th BG - 9th AF - Based at Benina Airfield, Benghazi, Libya, North Africa, 1943. Shot Down on May 11, 1943 by anti-aircraft fire. Aircraft crashed in Catania Harbor, Sicily, while on a mission over Catania Harbor, Sicily. The aircraft went into a spin after being hit and crashed. (9) Crew Were Killed. (1) Crewman Bailed Out, was captured and became a POW. - MACR 15074.

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Units

Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'

98th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

George D Jones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner

Marlow James Miller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-000117
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

41-11787

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Zombie
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron

Locations

Benina

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Soluch Airfield

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Into the fire - Duane Schultz

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