42-52312 Miss America 44
UPL 60602
UPL 60602
B-24 42-52312 'Miss America 44'
Assigned to 739BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Named in honour of Venus Ramey. Flew 133 missions. Returned from 19-Mar-44 mission to Austria without 3 x crew members, A/C had been hit by flak and attacked by fighters, pilot Ed Sensor gave a call to prepare to abandon the aircraft, 3 crew baled out prematurely, A/C returned to base with hydraulics shot out and gear that wouldn't lock down. 7 x RTD, 2 x EVD, 1 x POW. MACR 3288
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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
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- Site type: Airfield