397th Bomb Group
Group
B-26 Marauder
Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Departed base Perrone (A-72) on mission to Germany, climbing through 10/10 cloud layer departed formation. Crashed 3 km SW Wassigny, partial bomb load detonation destroyed A/C and crew. 6 x Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 15875
Group
Squadron
Military | Sergeant | Gunner | 397th Bomb Group
Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Departed base Perrone (A-72) on mission to Germany, climbing through 10/10 cloud layer departed formation. Crashed 3 km SW Wassigny, partial bomb load detonation destroyed A/C and crew. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR...
Military | Flight Sergeant | Gunner | 397th Bomb Group
Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. 5 x missions. Departed base Perrone (A-72) on mission to Germany, climbing through 10/10 cloud layer departed formation. Crashed 3 km SW Wassigny, partial bomb load detonation destroyed A/C and crew. Killed in...
Military | Captain | Pilot | 397th Bomb Group
Gatewood was a US military academy graduate, class of January 1943. Assigned to 9th air force, 397th bomb group, 597th squadron as aircraft commander of a b-26 martin marauder medium bomber named 'Holy Moses'. While flying another aircraft, the 'Mama...
Military | Sergeant | Gunner | 397th Bomb Group
Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Departed base Perrone (A-72) on mission to Germany, climbing through 10/10 cloud layer departed formation. Crashed 3 km SW Wassigny, partial bomb load detonation destroyed A/C and crew. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR...
Military | Sergeant | Gunner | 397th Bomb Group
Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Departed base Perrone (A-72) on mission to Germany, climbing through 10/10 cloud layer departed formation. Crashed 3 km SW Wassigny, partial bomb load detonation destroyed A/C and crew. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 397th Bomb Group
Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Departed base Perrone (A-72) on mission to Germany, climbing through 10/10 cloud layer departed formation. Crashed 3 km SW Wassigny, partial bomb load detonation destroyed A/C and crew. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-pilot | 397th Bomb Group
Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Departed base Perrone (A-72) on mission to Germany, climbing through 10/10 cloud layer departed formation. Crashed 3 km SW Wassigny, partial bomb load detonation destroyed A/C and crew. Killed in Action (KIA). 28...
Military site : airfield
Originally allocated to the Eighth Air Force as a heavy bomber base, Rivenhall was built during 1943-44 but transferred to the Ninth Air Force before construction was complete. It had three concrete runways, 51 loop hardstandings and two dispersed T2...
Event | Location | Date |
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Manufactured | Middle River, MD, USA | 1943 |
Buit at Martin. |
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Assigned | Rivenhall, Witham CM8, UK | 1944 |
Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Crashed | 80200 Péronne, France | 15 December 1944 |
Taxiing Accident Perrone (A-72) Cat 3 damage Lt Robert H Levan, 15-Dec-44. B-26B 42-96124 - 597BS 397BG 9AF |
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Crashed | 02630 Wassigny, France | 28 February 1945 |
Fatal Crash 3 km SW Wassigny Cat 4 damage Lt John T Potschner, 28-Feb-45. B-26B 42-96124 - 597BS 397BG 9AF |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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20 August 2018 20:08:48 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/29426710 |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:41:09 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 15875 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |