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42-96039

Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Engine Failure caused Crash Landing Boreham/ Sta 161 20-Apr-44.

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Units served with

The nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 43-34200) nicknamed "Sure Go for No Dough" of the 394th Bomb Group, at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '468083, Mount Farm, 1945.'

394th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force

A B-26 Marauder (H9-Q, serial number 44-68161) of the 586th Bomb Squadron, 394th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '394BG, 586BS.'

586th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Junior D Murfield

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 394th Bomb Group 586th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 17003037 / O-?
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Boreham airfield, looking east, there is a T2 hangar in the centre right of the image, 4 July 1949. Photograph taken by No. 50 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/281. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Boreham

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Crashed	Boreham, UK	20 April 1944	Crash Landing Engine Failure Boreham/Sta 161 Cat 5 Lt Junior D Murfield, 20-Apr-44. B-26B 42-96039 - 586BS 394BG 9AF
Manufactured	Middleriver, MD		Built at Martin.
Assigned	Boreham, UK		Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF.

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Date10 Nov 2018 11:51:39

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

http://aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasqdn.asp?squad=586&Submit5=Go