42-51324 Tenmenbak / Paulette
Assigned to 764BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Odertal oil refinery with Ken Smith crew; Mechanical issues forced A/C to drop out of formation, subsequently mauled by fighters. A/C abandoned. 1 x EVD, 8 x POW, 1 x KIA. MACR 10683
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 764th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33614032
- Highest Rank: Corporal (RAF)
- Role/Job: Nose gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 764th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18056639 / O-2061225
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 764th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31360952
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 764th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36397799
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail turret gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 764th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19181978 / O-2064256
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola #3
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Vicinity Trencin, Czech | 17 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Odertal oil refinery with Ken Smith crew; Mechanical issues / fighters. A/C abandoned. 1 x EVD, 8 x POW, 1 x KIA. MACR 10683 |
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Assigned |
Torretto, Italy | Assigned to 764BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. |