42-21732 Maxine IV

media-27591.jpeg UPL 27591 "Crew Members Of The 410Th Bomb Group Pose Beside The Douglas A-20 'Maxine IV' At A 9Th Air Force Base In England. 23 May 1944." - Major Charles M Parrett, commander of the 646th Bomb Sq, 410th BG is flanked by his ground crew. A native Texan, all of his aircraft carried the name "Maxine," presumably named for his wife.

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Object Number - UPL 27591 - "Crew Members Of The 410Th Bomb Group Pose Beside The Douglas A-20 'Maxine IV' At A 9Th Air Force Base In England. 23 May 1944." - Major Charles M...

Assigned to 646BS, 410BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Germany,

lost one engine en route and turned for home, second engine started to malfunction, ordered crew to bale out, pilot Maj Charles M Parrett was fatally injured when his chute snagged the aircraft's tail during egress. Crashed 3 miles SE of Dinant, Belgium 28-Oct-44. 1 x KIA. 3 x RTD. MACR 15869.

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Dinant, Belgium 28 October 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Germany, lost one engine en route and turned for home, second engine started to malfunction, ordered crew to bale out, pilot Maj Charles M Parrett was fatally injured when his chute snagged the aircraft's tail during egress. Crashed 3 miles SE of Dinant, Belgium 28-Oct-44. 1 x KIA. 3 x RTD. MACR 15869.

Assigned

Gosfield, UK Assigned to 646BS, 410BG, 9AF USAAF.

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA, USA Built at Douglas.

Delivered

California, USA Delivered to USAAF.

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Sources

MACR 15869 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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