41-28695 Ruth-Marie

Crash landed returning from mission #074. Aircraft ran out of fuel while on final approach at Hardwick

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Units served with

467th Bomb Group

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

790th Bomb Squadron

• Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
• Air Force: Eighth Air Force
• Type Category: Bombardment

People

Glen Leo Hinkebein

• Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
• Nationality: American
• Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron
• Service Numbers: 17038895
• Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
• Role/Job: waist gunner

Places

Rackheath

• Site type: Airfield

Missions

466

• Date: 11 July 1944

455

• Date: 6 July 1944

450

• Date: 2 July 1944

445

• Date: 28 June 1944

8th Air Force 441

• Date: 25 June 1944
• Official Description: During the morning 236 B-17’s bomb Toulouse/Francazal and Toulouse/Blagnac A/F’s and oil dumps at Montbartier. 10 B-17’s bomb scattered T/Os. 107 B-24’s bomb Avord and Bourges A/Fs. 176 B-17’s drop supplies to French interior forces. A total of 8 HBs...