41-31629 Janets Dream

media-7341.jpeg UPL 7341 B-26 Janets Dream Crew

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Object Number - UPL 7341 - B-26 Janets Dream Crew

B-26B-15-MA 41-31629 was assigned to the 387BG/559BS at Chipping Ongar, UK. The aircraft was despatched on 2-Sep-43 to bomb the German airfield at Poix/Nord, France but the target was obsucred by clouds so the formation diverted to attack the airfield at Lille/Nord. The aircraft was hit by flak and exploded in mid-air near the target and crashed near Bergues, France. SSGT Hamilton, the Engineer/Gunner and SSGT George Hodgson were blown clear of the aircraft and managed to parachute to safetly but were captured as Prisoners of War. 4KIA 3POW



P 1LT William F. Vosburgh (KIA); CP 2LT Franklin W. Sommers (KIA)

N/B 1LT Andrew Ryan (KIA); RO TSGT August Restaino (KIA)

E/G SSGT James H. Hamilton (POW); TG SSGT George H. Hodgson

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Units served with

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15055746
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31134836
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13010670
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-794055
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator / Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-742377
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Bergues, France 2 September 1943 Circumstances Hit by flak at 12,000 feet at 6:50 p.m., the right engine explodes and causes, following the explosion, the separation of wings - Three bodies in the carcass could not be identified

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
- http://asisbiz.com/il2/B-26-Marauder/1941031629.html;
- MACR 516 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.

Correction to event date.

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Lee Cunningham 29-May-2015. Added crew position, rank, full proper name, dispostion and formatted crew display per Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 516.

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Lee Cunningham 29-May-2015. Added Block Number, manufacturer, retitled FTR event, added crash location; edited Description per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 516.

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France Crashes 39-45

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Crew photo

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Service photo, Janets Dream

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