42-100756 Honest to Betsy
C-47 Skytrain
Assigned to 88TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF.
42-79442
CG-4A Haig
Assigned to 88TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Under tow by C-47A 42-100756, broke through overcast and tow rope released prematurely, in manoeuvring cut wing tip off on adjacent A/C's tow rope. Lost control and span in 6 miles NW Bruges. 7 x Killed in Action (KIA) 19-Sep-44. MACR 15324.
Pilot Capt Robert E Brown, Cpl James J Szur, Cpl Carroll D Simmons, Pfc James J Szur, Pfc William A Sowell Jr, Pfc Earnest H Smith, Pfc Arthur A Hutchins.
Service
Units
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88th Troop Carrier Squadron
Squadron
People
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Robert Brown
Military | Captain | Glider Pilot | 438th Troop Carrier Group
Assigned to 88TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Under tow by C-47A 42-100756, broke through overcast and tow rope released prematurely, in manoeuvring cut wing tip off on adjacent A/C's tow rope. Lost control and span in 6 miles NW Bruges. Killed in Action (KIA)... -
Robert Pristou
Military | Captain | 438th Troop Carrier Group
On 19 September 1944 on a mission over Belgium Pristou was piloting C-47 Skytrain 42-100756 and towing CG-4A Glider 42-79442. Pristou was leading a flight of four aircraft over the channel, but soon after reaching the continent felt his glider cut....
Places
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Greenham Common
Military site : airfield
Built for the RAF in 1942 as an Operational Training Unit, it was handed over to the Eighth Air Force in 1942, and was the 51st Troop Carrier Wing's HQ in 1942. Greenham Common became a Ninth Air Force base in 1943, and was then home to a series of...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Manufactured | Willow Grove, PA, USA | 1944 |
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Built at G&A, Willow Grove, PA. |
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| Delivered | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), 8000 Essington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19153, USA | 1944 |
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Delivered to USAAF. |
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| Assigned | Greenham, Thatcham RG19 6HN, UK | 1944 |
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Assigned to 88TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| Crashed | Bruges, Belgium | 19 September 1944 |
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Under tow by C-47A 42-100756, broke through overcast and tow rope released prematurely, in manoeuvring cut wing tip off on adjacent A/C's tow rope. Lost control and span in 6 miles NW Bruges. 7 x KIA 19-Sep-44. MACR 15324. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 08 June 2017 12:04:57 | Al_Skiff | Changes to description |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/29427564 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 06 June 2017 22:17:15 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/29427564 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 06 June 2017 21:02:30 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/29427564 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:41:06 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 15324 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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