44-40158 Tinker Belle
Object Number - UPL 15855 - Consolidated B-24J-150-CO Liberator bomber 44-40158 of the 44th Bomb Group, 506th Bomb Squadron. Nose Art "Tinker Belle”
Transferred to the 44th BG 13 Aug 44.
Lost 5 Apr 45, being shot down by flak, and crashed near Wipperfurth while on a mission to Plauen. 2nd Lt. George F. Brown Jr. (Pilot), along with S/Sgt. Travis E. Nash (Radio Operator), were KIA. The rest of crew returned safely. With one engine feathered, the aircraft had dropped 3 miles behind the main formation under control. S/Sgt. Burkhart (Engineer), stated "#1 engine was feathered, #2 was on fire, #s3 and 4 were smoking, and Lt. Brown (Pilot) was wounded." Burkhart (Engineer) saw Brown (Pilot) bail out with the rest of the crew, but was never seen again. It was eventually determined that Brown (Pilot) was KIA and it is thought, was killed by persons unknown.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17199373
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Places
Missions
- Date: 20 July 1944
- Date: 19 July 1944
- Official Description:
- Date: 18 July 1944
- Date: 12 July 1944
- Date: 11 July 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 5 April 1945 |
Revisions
Information from the 44th Bomb Group Loading Lists at Rootsweb via William Mulholland.
MACR 14110 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database