42-102626 Ol' Faithful
Delivered Cheyenne 19/3/44; Hunter 17/4/44; Grenier 26/4/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 3/5/44 THE WORRY BIRD; Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 27/6/45. (battle damaged Bischofsheim, Ger 13/1/45 with ?; force landed continent; Salvaged 12/3/45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45. OL' FAITHFUL.)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16134234
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 17 April 1945
- Date: 16 April 1945
- Date: 15 April 1945
- Date: 13 January 1945
- Date: 10 January 1945
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