42-64500 Dazzlin Dutchess and the Ten Dukes
Object Number - UPL 22931 - "Dazzlin' Dutchess and the Ten Dukes" B-24H-10-CF Liberator 42-64500 743rd Bombardment Squadron, 455th Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force. 21 April...
Assigned to 743BS, 455BG, 15AF USAAF. Departed the US for Italy on 22-Dec-43. Failed to Return (FTR) mission. Left formation en route to target on reciprocal heading after crew reported serious fuel leak. Crashed Piatra, Rumania 11-Jun-44. 9 POW 1 KIA. MACR 5771.
Crew: 2nd Lt Earl W Brawninger [P], 2nd Lt Robert M Murphy Jr [Co], 2nd Lt Jordan W Grant III [Nav], 2nd Lt Jimmy P Robinson [B], S/Sgt John W Shepherd [R], S/Sgt Frank W Luscinskas [Eng], Sgt Joseph P McMillan Jr [Eng], Sgt Wallace E Bailey [Arm], Sgt Robert F Kleeman [Arm] (KIA), Sgt Earnest P Lewis [Arm] (POW/KIA).
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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: 455th Bomb Group 743rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-697389
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 455th Bomb Group 743rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13028086
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 455th Bomb Group 743rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33459201
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Piatra 147245, Romania | 11 June 1944 | Lost due to a crash on 11-Jun-44. |
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Manufactured |
Fort Worth, TX, USA | Built at Consolidated. |