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A-26B-20-DL #41-39241 Code: 2A-F 416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF Crashed at Laon/Athies Airfield after being damaged by flak over the target

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Units

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'

416th Bomb Group

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

669th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Second World War formation badge for the United States 9th Air Force (United States Army Air Force)

Ninth Air Force

Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-39241

Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron

Locations

B-26 Marauders of the 323rd Bomb Group line up for take off at Laon, France. B-26 (serial number 41-34955) nicknamed "Mission Belle" leads the line up. Image via George Spradling. Written on slide casing: 'B-26s Laon, France, Dec 1944.'

Laon/Athies

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 5 Mar 2021 20:14:03

Contributor466thHistorian

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations

Sources

http://www.416th.com/CachatPhotos/Cachat_PLANE_CRASHES.html