41-31755 Ye Olde Crocke
Object Number - UPL 26115 - Martin Marauder B-26B 41-31755 554th BS, 386th BG, 9th AF. Written off after crash-landing in France on October 7,1944. NARA Ref...
Assigned to 554BS, 386BG, 9AF USAAF. Written off after crash-landing in France on 7-Oct-44.
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Units served with
![Lieutenant James T. Wilson and Lieutenant Robert J. Owen of the 386th Bomb Group in the cockpit of their B-26 Marauder. Image stamped on reverse: 'Not to be published.' [stamp], 'Ministry of Information 19 Aug 1943.' [stamp] nand '279545.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'AT THE US MARAUDERS BASE. The B-26 Marauders, American super medium bombers are operating now from bases in Britain. This series of pictures shows various scenes at the airfield where the ground crew and the fliers work together](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380230.jpg.webp?itok=rq3kY4oi)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 386th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Major
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Little Easton
Missions
- Date: 6 September 1943
- Date: 9 September 1943
- Date: 23 May 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Bombing mission |
Rouen, France | 6 September 1943 | Piloted by Capt Thomas White on mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. |
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Other Bombing mission |
62200 Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | 9 September 1943 | Piloted by Lt Col Thomas Ramsey on mission to bomb coastal gun defenses at Boulogne. |
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Other Bombing mission |
Maisy, 14450 Grandcamp-Maisy, France | 23 May 1944 | Piloted by Lt Col Thomas Ramsey on mission to bomb coastal guns at Maisy, France. |
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Crashed |
Beaumont-sur-Oise, France | 7 October 1944 | Written off after crash-landing in France on 7-Oct-44. |
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Manufactured |
Offutt AFB, NE, USA | Built at Martin. | |
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Delivered |
Delivered to USAAF. | ||
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Assigned |
Great Dunmow, Dunmow CM6, UK | Assigned to 554BS, 386BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougsheley/5521498731
The Cover up at Omaha Beach: The Cover-up at Omaha Beach, Maisy Battery and th US Rangers By Gary Sterne
http://www.b26.com/historian/chester_klier/021.htm
http://www.b26.com/historian/chester_klier/015.htm
