42-3147 Homesick Angel
Aircraft is shown in markings of 2nd Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Squadron
Delivered Long Beach 27/2/43; with Bill Dobson force landed on edge of runway at Smoky Hill, KS. 7/4/43 and damaged while parked and unmanned by John Wedding on 42-3074; Dow Fd 10/7/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Ain M'Lila 18/7/43; Massicault 31/7/43; 26m transferred 341BS/97BG Depienne 14/11/43; Missing in Action Istres, Fr. 16/11/43 with 1Lt Richard A Packard Jr, 2Lt William D Waters, 2Lt Daniel E Dustin, 2Lt Leon E Case Jr, T/Sgt Melvin E Hertel, T/Sgt Leo F Garrity, S/Sgt Earl W Large, S/Sgt Charles D Atkins Jr, S/Sgt James W Elliot (9 Killed in Action); S/Sgt Kenneth O Eslick (Prisoner of War); crashed target area. MACR 1195. HOMESICK ANGEL.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Long Beach, CA, USA | 27 February 1943 | Delivered Long Beach 27-Feb-43. |
Crashed |
Smoky Hills, Mulberry, KS 67425, USA | 7 April 1943 | Force landed on edge of runway at Smoky Hill, KS. 7-Apr-43. Pilot Lt William Dobson. |
Crashed |
Bangor International Airport, 287 Godfrey Blvd, Bangor, ME 04401, USA | 10 July 1943 | Damaged while parked and unmanned by Lt John Wedding on 42-3074; Dow Field 10-Jul-43. |
Assigned |
Depienne, Sminja, Tunisia | 14 November 1943 | Assigned 341BS, 97BG Depienne Tunisia 14-Nov-43. |
Crashed |
Istres, France | 16 November 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Istres, France. Crashed target area. 1 x POW, 9 x KIA 16-Nov-43 MACR 1195. |
Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |