George F Metcalf

Military

While assigned temporarily to North Africa, on February 25, 1943, flew as a passenger on B24 41-23740 'Red Ass' was forced to land in Spanish Morocco. The crew was interned. Chapter 10 of Ted's Travelling Circus chronicles their adventures in this incident. Metcalf was freed March 22, 1943.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-23740

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Red Ass
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

St Louis, Missouri

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted's Travelling Circus 93rd BG by Cal Stewart Chapter 10, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 80