42-95870 Maxwell House - Good to the Last Drop
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FRE 7161
The nose art of a B-26 Marauder nicknamed "Maxwell House" of the 344th Bomb Group. Image by Jack K Havener, 344th Bomb Group.. Associated caption: '"Maxwell House"- 496th Sqdn Commander Jewell C. Maxwell- actually taken in July 1944 at Stansted.
►This date of the picture taking seems to be wrong, as 42-95870 "maxwell House - Good to the Last Drop" was lost on 20 April 1944 with the Jack V. Porter crew (344th BG/496th BS - MACR 4103 - crashed and burned in France. Roger Freeman Collection
►This date of the picture taking seems to be wrong, as 42-95870 "maxwell House - Good to the Last Drop" was lost on 20 April 1944 with the Jack V. Porter crew (344th BG/496th BS - MACR 4103 - crashed and burned in France. Roger Freeman Collection
MACR 4103
42-95870 was the personal Marauder of Col. Jewell C. Maxwell. Lost on the 20 April 1944 mission to bomb the V-weapon site at Ferme-Notre-Dame, near Muncq, Pas-de-Calais, France.
Hit by Flak, the right motor in flames, its crew managed to drop its bomb load before bailing out. All seven were made Prisoners of War (POW): Pilot Jack. V. porter; Co-Pilot Harvey A. Johnson; Navigator Joseph A. Gould; Bombardier John Guiher Jr; Radio/Gunner Harold W. Thomas; Engineer/Gunner Clarence R. Bidlack; Tail Gunner Stuart D. Whitford. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 4103.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 344th Bomb Group 496th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot/Commanding Officer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Stansted
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Maxwell House - Good to the Last Drop
- Unit: 344th Bomb Group 496th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Marck, France | 20 April 1944 | Hit by Flak in right motor; in flames; dropped bomb load; 7-man crew bailed out. Crashed Le Fort vert, 2km North of Marck (4km East of Calais), France |