42-52653 Sleepless Knights
Object Number - UPL 55774 - B-24H 42-52653 'Sleepless Knights'
Assigned to 836BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 825BS, 484BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Linz, Austria with Pat Truesdell crew, 25-Apr-45; hit by flak, crash landed behind Russian lines - 9 x RTD MACR 13993
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Unit: 484th Bomb Group 825th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18138003
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 484th Bomb Group 825th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-807648
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Kecskemet, Hungary | 25 April 1945 | Force landed after flak hit on Linz mission; 25-Apr-45 |
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Assigned |
Lavenham, UK | Assigned to 836BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Torretta, Sicily | Transferred to 825BS, 484BG, 15AF USAAF. | |
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Manufactured |
Willow Run, Ypsilanti, MI | Built at Ford, Willow Run, Michigan. |
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