42-3024 Royal Flush
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Object Number - UPL 7577 - 42-3204, ROYAL FLUSH, 384th Bombardment Group. 546th Squadron
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code SU-K, 384th Bombardment Group, Morrison Army Air Field, Florida on 13 March 1943, Moved to Grafton Underwood, Station 106, UK on 25 May 1943 and subsequently transferred to the 546th Bombardment Squadron, squadron code BK-K. Missing In Action (MIA) on a mission to Hamburg on 25 July 1943 with Pilot P. J. Ward, Navigator Robert Bederman, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Bert Landrum Jr. (3 POW); Copilot Walter J. Mondo, Bombardier George J. Janciek, Radio Operator Frank Chiafari, Ball Turret Gunner Nicholas D. Ciamarra, Waist Gunner John L. Holmes, Waist Gunner John F. Jackson, Tail Gunner William C. Patton, 7 Killed In Action (KIA). This aircraft was shot down by flak and crashed at Neritz, four miles Southwest of Bad Oldesloe, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 16117. Plane Name: ROYAL FLUSH.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673454
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32414759
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32393571
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38191131
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35356281
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flexible Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Missions
- Date: 25 July 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Assigned |
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA | 3 March 1943 - 25 May 1943 | 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron |
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Transferred |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, England, UK | 25 May 1943 - 25 July 1943 | 384th Bomb Group, 546th Bomb Squadron |
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Crashed |
Neritz, Germany | 25 July 1943 - 25 July 1943 | MIA on mission to Hamburg. Shot down by flak. MACR 16117 |
