41-39284
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UPL 48221
A-26B-20-DL #41-39284 Code: 5C-C
416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF
Crash landed at Le Bourget Airfield France, 14 Jan 1945
416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF
Crash landed at Le Bourget Airfield France, 14 Jan 1945
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier/Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-765154
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Merzig, Germany | 19 November 1944 | |
Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission |
Schleiden, Germany | 14 January 1945 | |
Crashed |
Le Bourget Airfield, France | 14 January 1945 | After becoming separated from his formation and making a normal landing at airfield A-54, the A/C swerved to the right, off the runway, and the nose gear and right main gear collapsed. Pilot: Harold James Wilson |
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