42-95878 Weary Lera
Assigned to 344BG, 9AF USAAF. Transferred to 1st Pathfinder Sqn, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Euskirchen railroad bridge in B-26 42-95878 'Weary Lera' shot down by flak while leading 322BG crashed in flames near Bonn, left engine on fire, three bailed out, two did not reach the ground alive 1 x POW, 6 x KIA. MACR 14626.
Crew: Pilot Capt Wilbur G Cox [IL], Co 2Lt Daniel P Winegar Jr [CA], Nav 1Lt Ernest E Todd Snr [TX], Bomb 1Lt Paul E Ostrom [WI], T/Sgt Ira L Mooney [PA], T/Sgt Salvatore A Vizi [NY], S/Sgt Charles J Bohn POW.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32012302
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-791676
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13044644
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
- Service Numbers: 20561189 / O-731219
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 573rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18082726 / O-706986
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Stansted
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Bonn, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Euskirchen railroad bridge in B-26 42-95878 'Weary Lera' shot down by flak while leading 322BG crashed in flames near Bonn, left engine on fire, three bailed out, two did not reach the ground alive 1 x POW, 5 x KIA. MACR 14626. |
Manufactured |
Offutt AFB, NE, USA | Built at Martin. | |
Delivered |
Nebraska, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted CM24, UK | Assigned to 344BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Andrewsfield Aviation Ltd, Saling Airfield Stebbing Great Dunmow Essex CM6 3TH, United Kingdom | Transferred to 1st Pathfinder Sqn, 9AF USAAF. |