44-40068 Umbriago

media-35246.jpeg UPL 35246 "The Consolidated B-24 'Umbriago' makes its way through a Flak-filled sky as this photograph is taken from the waist gunner's window of another plane in the flight, during a mission on Saarbrucken, Germany on July 16 1944."

Object Number - UPL 35246 - "The Consolidated B-24 'Umbriago' makes its way through a Flak-filled sky as this photograph is taken from the waist gunner's window of another plane...

Transferred to 467th BG, 788th BS•17 Feb 45: Lost with the 467th, 788th BS, MACR 12431

Note from Ernie Haar -

     While most of our missions were flown in UMBRIAGO, we were assigned to a brand new B-24H sometime after arriving at Rackheath. The UMBRIAGO, a B-24J, was a difficult machine to fly, primarily due to an unusually slow response to controls at altitude. A number of pilots, when assigned to UMBRIAGO, aborted because they thought the aircraft was malfunctioning. During the time I was assigned to it, engineering could not solve the mystery. In flying UMBRIAGO at altitude you could suddenly find yourself a quarter mile behind the formation or ahead of it! Another characteristic of the craft was that it would not get up "on the step" until we had at least 185 MPH air speed.  Given all this, you know we had a lot of fun in the lead element position.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a Air Force bomber plane.  Four men standing in rear and five men kneeling in front
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron 788th Bomb Squadron 467th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-659448
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Nose Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-701913
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Places

Missions

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.'
  • Date: 6 August 1944
A mission log for Lieutenant Colonel Paul Chryst of the 91st Bomb Group, 3 August 1944 -15 December 1944. Image via Lieutenant Colonel Paul Chryst, 91st Bomb Group.
  • Date: 5 August 1944
B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 305th Bomb Group fly in formation.
  • Date: 4 August 1944
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane.  Six men standing to the rear, four men kneeling in front.  Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men
  • Date: 3 August 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW)

North Sea 17 February 1945

Revisions

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Changes
Sources

MACR 12431 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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