42-7635 Ram-It-DamIt
Was flying Tail End Charlie in the formation. Attacked by German fighters. Engines 3 and 4 on fire; radio compartment in flames. Pilot Hartwell Howington gave the order to bail out over France. 4 KIA, 2 POWs, 5 evaded. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 2357.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17106849
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14091150 at enlistment, then O-800356
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36153693 at enlistment, then O-683831
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32337637
- Role/Job: Gunner / Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18076981
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Photographer
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 21 January 1944 | crashed near Lignières-Châtelain, West of Amiens (Somme), France |