42-95007 Scarsace
Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Hannover mission 11-Sep-44 with Ed Murff crew. 2 x crew baled out. 1 x POW, 1 x KIA, 7 x RTD (of which 1 x WIA) MACR 9737
Failed to Return (FTR) Hannover with James Wynn crew 26-Nov-44; shot down by fighters near Deckbergen. 1 x POW, 9 x KIA MACR 11159
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804490
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-772993
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18184012
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13158746
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16119183 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier; Navigator
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) [initially posted as] |
UK | 11 September 1944 | Hannover mission 11-Sep-44 with Ed Murff crew. 2 x crew baled out. 1 x POW, 1 x KIA, 7 x RTD (of which 1 x WIA) MACR 9737 |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Vicinity Deckbergen, Germany | 26 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Hannover with James Wynn crew 26-Nov-44; shot down by fighters near Deckbergen. 1 x POW, 9 x KIA MACR 11159 |
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Assigned |
Metfield, UK | Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Manufactured |
Willow Run, Ypsilanti, MI | Built by Ford. |
Revisions
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Sources
MACR 10767 / MACR 11159 / MACR 9427 / MACR 9737 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database