44-40112 Flak Happy

Flak Happy crashed in Sweden on 20 June 1944 on a mission to Politz, after being hit by enemy fire.



Pilot Nicholas Kehoe ordered his crew to bail out of the aircraft, and safely conducted a forced landing near Trelleborg, Sweden. Kehoe was picked up by a local farmer.

8 KIA, 2 POW, 1 Interned, MACR 7074

Aircraft was replaced with 42-95230 9A:R- from the 858th

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Units served with

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.

492nd Bomb Group

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

People

Charles W Allen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Charles H Bassing

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 759163
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Herman E Beasley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

James P Carroll

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

George S Cavanaugh

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Places

Missions

394

  • Date: 6 June 1944
  • Official Description:

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Pölitz, Germany 20 June 1944

Crashed

Sweden 20 June 1944

Revisions

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Contributoracbernstein1
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Sources

http://492ndbombgroup.com/cgi-bin/pagepilot.cgi?page=showAircraft&aircr…

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ContributorEmily
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Information provided by Sven Jeppsson

Forced Landing Collection (Swedish Website)

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 7074 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database