42-97992 Hap Hazard : Trouble Buggy
Delivered Dallas 26/4/44; Langley 24/6/44; Dow Fd 15/7/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-Q] Horham 16/7/44 HAP HAZARD; 336BS [OE-G]; 412BS [QW-Q]; with W. Hatheway, Navigator: Gene Petrocene (Killed in Action), obs-D.A. Pomeroy (Wounded in Action) and Xn-Alvin Kahnoskie (Wounded in Action), force landed Melsbroek, Bel. 28/9/44; with J. G. Wilson force landed RAF Woodbridge, Sfk 25/12/44; with G. L. Braund force landed RAF Manston, Kent 5/1/45 9 RTD; taxied into parked aircraft #42-31410 with John Durham 15/4/45; 49m, Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 26/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45. TROUBLE BUGGY.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Missions
- Date: 7 April 1945
- Date: 6 April 1945
- Date: 5 April 1945
- Date: 4 April 1945
- Date: 3 April 1945
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
28 September 1944 | Force landed Melsbroek, Belgium 28/9/44. Navigator: Gene Petrocene (KIA), obs-D A PomeroyWIA and Xn-Alvin KahnoskieWIA. Pilot Lt W Hatheway. | |
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Crashed |
25 December 1944 | Force landed RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk 25/12/44. Pilot Lt J G Wilson. | |
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Crashed |
5 January 1945 | Force landed RAF Manston, Kent 5/1/45. Pilot Lt Gordon L Braund. (9 x RTD). | |
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Crashed |
15 April 1945 | Taxied into parked aircraft 42-31410 with Pilot Lt John O Durham 15/4/45. | |
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Other Returned Stateside |
24 June 1945 | Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45. Sold for Scrap. |