42-107680 Pickled Dilly
Assigned to 322BS, 451BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) night mission to Chateau Ribeacourt, France 8-Jul-44; exploded mid air due to night fighter 6 x KIA MACR 6623
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16104217 / O-814223
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15074874
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14030762 / O-530745
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19022116
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio operator & Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16059889 / O-744944
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Abbeville, FR | 8 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) night mission to Chateau Ribeacourt, France 8-Jul-44; exploded mid air due to night fighter 6 x KIA MACR 6623 |
Assigned Failed to Return (FTR) |
Andrews Field, UK | 8 July 1944 | Assigned to 322BS, 451BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Unit assignments from MACR 6623 - https://www.fold3.com/image/28993082
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Sources
MACR 6623 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database