42-99759 Cherokee
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UPL 41249
B-24J 42-99759 'Cherokee' #56 766BS, 461BG, 15AF.
Assigned to 766BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. Transferred from 766th BS to 764th BS. Returned to 766th BS. Written off after belly landing returning from Vienna raid. Pilot Jay Garner. Nixon crew. 10 x RTD.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 766th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16078577 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola #3
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Assigned |
Torreto, Italy | Assigned to 766BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. | |
Crashed |
Torreto, Italy | Written off after belly landing returning from Vienna raid. Pilot Jay Garner. Nixon crew. 10 x RTD. |
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