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41-31755
B-26 Marauder
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Martin Marauder B-26B 41-31755 554th BS, 386th BG, 9th AF. Written off after crash-landing in France on October 7,1944. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A46393-A69806AC.
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A B-26 Marauder nicknamed "Ye Olde Crocke" of the of the 386th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '386BG. In red.'
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Martin Marauder B-26B 41-31755 'Ye Olde Crocke' of the 554th BS 386th BG, 9AF .
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Martin B-26 Marauders parked along the taxiway after landing at the 91st Bomb Group base In Bassingbourne, England, Upon completion of a mission on 9 November 1943. B-26's 41-31637 'The Deacon' (coded RG-B), 41-31586 'Shadrach' (coded RG-U), 41-31620 'Black Magic' (coded RG-R), 41-31763 'Cloud Hopper 2nd' (coded RU-O), 41-31755 'Ye Olde Crocke' (coded RU-F) of the 554th Bomb Sq, 386th BG. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A06008-69356AC.
Assigned to 554BS, 386BG, 9AF USAAF. Written off after crash-landing in France on 7-Oct-44.
Service
Units
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386th Bomb Group
Group
The 386th Bomb Group flew B-26 Marauders for the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces. Whilst with the Eighth, the Group developed the formation release procedure for the B-26 on missions that targeted aerodromes, marshalling yards and V-weapon sites along the... -
554th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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James Baxter
Military | Major | 386th Bomb Group
James A Baxter Sr. served in the US Army for 22 years and retired. He flew 65 missions.
Missions
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VIII Air Support Command 50
6 September 1943
Railroad marshalling yards are again the targets for this two-element mission. The first element is a formation of 72 B-26s from: 387BG (36) and 386BG (36) despatched to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. 66 are effective on the... -
VIII Air Support Command 55
9 September 1943
The coastal defenses along the French coast near Boulogne are the targets for 217 B-26s from: 322BG (54); 323BG (54); 386BG (55) and 387BG (54). These operational capacity of each of these Groups has been increased by 50%. 202 aircraft are effective on... -
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23 May 1944
Places
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Great Dunmow
Military site : airfield
The airfield, two miles north-west of Great Dunmow, was built in 1942-1943 by the US Army's 818th Engineer Battalion (Aviation), alongside British contractors. B-26 Marauders of the 386th Bomb Group moved in in September 1943, and in October the Group...
Events
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| Manufactured | Offutt AFB, NE, USA | 1943 |
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Built at Martin. |
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| Delivered | 1943 | |
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Delivered to USAAF. |
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| Bombing mission | Rouen, France | 6 September 1943 |
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Piloted by Capt Thomas White on mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. |
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| Bombing mission | 62200 Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | 9 September 1943 |
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Piloted by Lt Col Thomas Ramsey on mission to bomb coastal gun defenses at Boulogne. |
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| Assigned | Great Dunmow, Dunmow CM6, UK | 1944 |
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Assigned to 554BS, 386BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| Bombing mission | Maisy, 14450 Grandcamp-Maisy, France | 23 May 1944 |
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Piloted by Lt Col Thomas Ramsey on mission to bomb coastal guns at Maisy, France. |
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| Crashed | Beaumont-sur-Oise, France | 7 October 1944 |
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Written off after crash-landing in France on 7-Oct-44. |
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Revisions
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| 29 January 2017 18:35:41 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events, mission associations and media associations |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougsheley/5521498731 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 29 January 2017 17:42:43 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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