42-73084 'Ropes McGonigle'
Object Number - UPL 60190 - B-24 42-73084 'Ropes McGonigle'
Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wiener Neustadt, Austria 2-Nov-43 with Jack Tennant crew; hit by flak and crashed near Bocksdorf, Austria. 6 KIA / 5 POW. MACR 1100
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 512th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20835831 / O-672482
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Manufactured |
Willow Run, Ypsilanti, Michigan | 1 January 1943 | Built at Consolidtaed Willow Run, Ypsilanti, Michigan |
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Crashed |
Bocksdorf, Austria | 21 January 1943 | Crashed Bocksdorf, Austria |
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Assigned |
Enfidaville Airfield, Tunisia | 26 September 1943 | Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 15AF. Enfidaville Airfield, Tunisia |