41-39284

media-48221.jpeg 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

Object Number - 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

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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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