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Delivered Cheyenne 10/9/43; Gd Island 1/11/43; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 11/11/43; transferred 546BS/384BG [BK-M] Grafton Underwood 29/11/43; on ferry trip to Lt Staughton for installation of GEE equipment 8/2/44 with Henry Markow, Co-pilot: Ed Lundgren, Navigator: John Schweikart, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Owen Atkinson, pass-Capt Art Poley, pass-Lt George Hackett (7 Returned to Duty); landing gear failed to function correctly so forced to crash landed 2 SAD Lt Staughton; Salvaged 17/2/44.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17063747 / O-683188
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12146789
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Flexible Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37324818
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cheyenne Airport : Jerry Olson Field
Missions
- Date: 6 February 1944
- Date: 5 February 1944
- Date: 4 February 1944
- Date: 3 February 1944
- Date: 30 January 1944
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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - “Staughton” was misspelled.
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Added associations to the 546BS & 384BG as listed in the A/C description.