42-39791 Fletcher's Castoria
Delivered Long Beach 2/9/43; Gr Island 21/9/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-W] Thorpe Abbotts 27/9/43. Crashed on take off on a non-operational flight 3 December 1943 with Pilot Martin Tashjian (injured), Co-pilot: William H. Fletcher, Navigator: Floyd F. Hartman (injured), Bombardier: Bennie Epstein, Flight Engineer/Top Turret gunner: Floyd O. Douglas (injured), Radio Operator: Robert D. Longworth (injured), Gunner James H. Whitton, Gunner George A. Reid, passenger Lt John Dutka (injured)-(9 Returned to Duty). Salvaged 10 December 1943. FLETCHER’S CASTORIA.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32383566
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Togglier / Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-798998
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38128736 at enlistment, then O-808050
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
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- Site type: Airfield