41-28640 Raunchy
Assigned to 742BS, 455th BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania with Meriwether Jones crew; Crashed Draconesti, Romania 21-Apr-44 8 x POW, 2 x KIA MACR 4387
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 455th Bomb Group 742nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35337852
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 455th Bomb Group 742nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11072135 / O-811526
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 455th Bomb Group 742nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13114586 / O-688903
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 455th Bomb Group 742nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16055084
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 455th Bomb Group 742nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39195519
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
Dracesti, Romania | 21 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania with Meriwether Jones crew; Crashed Draconesti, Romania 21-Apr-44 8 x POW, 2 x KIA MACR 4387 |
|
Assigned |
San Giovani, Italy | Assigned to 742BS, 455th BG, 15AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to unit associations
ContributorKickapoo
ChangesChanges to manufacturer
Sources
Ploesti The Great Ground-Air Battle of 1 August 1943 -- James Dugan & Carroll Stewart
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, description, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations