42-96120 Mama Liz
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UPL 18326
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Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) hit by flak, dropped 3-4 thousand feet, crew baled out 24-Jun-44 1 x EVD, 5 x POW MACR 6197.
Crew: Capt Moses J Gatewood Jr, 1Lt Richard Haymond, 1Lt Walter L Blatchford, T/Sgt William T O'Brien, S/Sgt's William J Snyder and Lee E Hughes.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Flexanville, France | 24 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) hit by flak, dropped 3-4 thousand feet, crew baled out 24-Jun-44 1 x EVD, 5 x POW MACR 6197. |
Manufactured |
Offutt AFB, NE, USA | Built at Martin. | |
Delivered |
Offutt AFB, NE, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Rivenhall, Witham CM8, UK | Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. |