44-40246 Aint Bluffing

"Movement of Unit Flight Echelon, 491st Bomb Gp (H), dd 14 Mar 44 & amendments thereto dd 18 Unr 44 & 22 Mar 44 & 2nd AF Memo 35-2, dd 11 Apr 44• This is a TEMPORARY change of station. UPL 80706 UPL 80706 SPECIAL ORDERS NUMBER 112...
215TH COMBAT CREW TRAINING SCHOOL ARMY AIR BASE, PUEBLO, COLORADO
21 April1 944
PAGE1. Orders to move 491st from Pueblo, CO to airfield at Herington, KS for purpose of staging and processing. These orders contain the aircraft numbers and names of all original members of the four squadrons of the 491st
(the 852nd, 853rd, 854th, 855th).

Kathryn Delaney Godar

491st Bomb Group 42-110150 44-40123 44-40162 42-110186 44-40073 44-40232 44-40122 44-40144 44-40124 44-40200 44-40101 44-40121 44-40164 44-40108 44-40210 44-40129 44-40165 44-40205 44-40170 44-40172 42-110158 44-40212 42-110187 44-40117 42-110161 42-110171 42-110089 42-110162 44-40271 44-40241 42-110160 44-40242 44-40243 44-40237 44-40234 44-40246 42-110138 42-110169 42-110107 42-110164 44-40248 44-40230 42-110159 42-110168 44-40141 42-110157 44-40239 Michael J Delaney Joe F Blair Dean B Strain On

Object Number - UPL 80706 - SPECIAL ORDERS NUMBER 112... 215TH COMBAT CREW TRAINING SCHOOL ARMY AIR BASE, PUEBLO, COLORADO 21 April1 944 PAGE1. Orders to move 491st from...

Assigned to 853BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Swabische Hall with John Kenney crew. Hit by flak in No. 2 engine, causing A/C to collide with B-24 44-40234 'Times Awaisting'.

Crashed Sermenstedt. 6 x POW, 3 x KIA MACR 8861

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14164449
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Togglier, Nose Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11042541 / T-061997
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34547884
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16044779
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 10100046 / O-708237
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Places

Aircraft

"Movement of Unit Flight Echelon, 491st Bomb Gp (H), dd 14 Mar 44 & amendments thereto dd 18 Unr 44 & 22 Mar 44 & 2nd AF Memo 35-2, dd 11 Apr 44• This is a TEMPORARY change of station.
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Times Awaisting
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Sermenstedt, Germany 13 September 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Swabische Hall with John Kenney crew. Hit by flak in No. 2 engine, causing A/C to collide with B-24 44-40234 'Times Awaisting'. Crashed Sermenstedt. 6 x POW, 3 x KIA MACR 8861

Assigned

Failed to Return (FTR)

Metfield, UK 13 September 1944 Assigned to 853BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 8861 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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