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Delivered Long Beach 17/3/43; Gore Fd 31/3/43; Memphis 8/4/43; Morrison 15/4/43; Assigned 341BS/97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 23/4/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; Mechanical failure en route Turin 8/11/43, with 2Lt Robert L Festel, 2Lt Norman C Muller (2 Returned to Duty), 2Lt Edward D Shea, 1Lt William E Jacoby, T/Sgt William E Brink, T/Sgt Thomas J Monroe, S/Sgt William F Murray, S/Sgt Daniel J Mc Kenna, S/Sgt Daniel J Hamilton, S/Sgt George K Gill; who all bailed but Air Sea Rescue failed to locate 8 x KIA; MACR 2098.
10 minutes into enemy territory #3 prop ran out of control, pilot ordred baleout, shortly after crew vacated A/C #3 prop flew off and A/C became controllable. Pilot/Co-pilot landed A/C on Calvi beach, when repairs were nearly complete a couple of days later, Fw190's appeared and strafed the A/C setting it on fire.
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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 | 17 March 1943 | Delivered Long Beach 17-Mar-43. |
Assigned |
Chateaudun du Rhumel, Chelghoum Laïd, Algeria | 23 April 1943 | Assigned 341BS, 97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 23-Apr-43. |
Crashed |
Calvi, France | 8 November 1943 | Battle damaged Turin 8-Nov-43 all bar pilot/copilot bailed but Air Sea Rescue failed to locate 8 x MIA; MACR 2098. |
Other Destroyed |
Calvi, France | 10 November 1943 | Repairs nearly completed, A/C strafed and destroyed. |
Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |