42-7559 Kelly
On 2/13/44 the aircraft was on a mission to Bonnieres, France to bomb a V-1 launch site. Over the target the plane was hit by flak & seriously damaged. The pilot was able to return to England where it made a crash landing at RAF Manston without flaps or brakes & with 1 vertical stabilzer shot away. A damaged tire blew on landing & the aircraft veered off the runway into an airfield building. The crew escaped uninjured though the aircraft was a write-off.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33243053
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-808132
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-806906
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron Headquarters (445th Bomb Group) Headquarters (466th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-462614
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Asst Group Bombardier / Group Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-380656
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot / Personal Equipment Officer
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AFHRA - Reels A0654 & B0556
Losses of the US 8th & 9th Air Forces - Vol 2
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