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Delivered Denver 2/1/44; 1SAG Langley 23/1/44; Grenier 24/2/44; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-T] Horham 28/2/44; 20m, Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 25/9/44 with 96BG crew, Comp-Capt Jim McKnight, Bombardier: Chas Nielsen (2KIA-both chutes failed); p-Bill Chandler, Navigator: John Wey, mo-Howard Menadier, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim McDowell, Radio Operator: Ken Stockman, Waist gunner: Carl Anderson, X-George Popelka (Flying Control Off.) (7 Returned to Duty); force landed in Tongeren area of Belgium; Salvaged 14/11/44.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

Carl J Anderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron

William A Chandler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Robert M Haupt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33514286
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

James W McDowell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

James T McKnight

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Missions

647

  • Date: 25 September 1944

545

  • Date: 12 August 1944
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear. There is also some gear lying in front of the men.

531

  • Date: 8 August 1944

529

  • Date: 7 August 1944
A B-24 Liberator of the 492nd Bomb Group bombs a target near Hamburg. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'USAF- 492nd BG showing successful result on oil target near Hamburg, 6 Aug 1944.'

524

  • Date: 6 August 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

25 September 1944 Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 25/9/44. Force landed in Tongeren area of Belgium. (7 x RTD).

Other

Salvaged

14 November 1944 Salvaged.

Revisions

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Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
Sources

https://95thbgdb.com/aircraft/251

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Contributoracbernstein1
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https://95thbgdb.com/aircraft/351

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

AAM DB Entry Correction.

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

AAM DB Entry.
http://95thbg.org/j3migr/95thbg-aircraft/95th-b-17-s-1942

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log