43-38689
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Fairfield 4/9/44; Hunter 25/9/44; Grenier 3/10/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG Nuthampstead 11/10/44; transferred 427BS/303BG [GN-A] Molesworth 28/10/44; Missing in Action Germersheim 13/1/45 with pilot 2Lt Oliver T Eisenhart, copilot 2Lt Henry McCullough, Navigator 2Lt Maurice Herrick, Bombardier F/O Herring Joyce, Flight Eng S/Sgt Sam Hindman, Radio Sgt Bernie Kaufmann, Ball turret Sgt Bill Kimber, Waist gun Sgt Jack Thompson, Tail gun Sgt Therman Conaway (9 Killed in Action); direct flak hit in the tail, crashed Roxheim, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11574.
Failed to Return (FTR) mission to bomb railroad bridge at Mannheim. Took a direct hit in the tail and plummeted earthwards. No crew escaped, probably held by the gravitational forces of the rapid descent. The lead plane of a higher squadron caught the plunge with its strike camera. Crashed Roxheim, Germany. 9 x KIA. MACR 11574.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13125275
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33807589
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12163067 / O-827881
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18160589
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
690 Airman Dr, Travis AFB, CA 94535, USA | 4 September 1944 | Delivered USAAF. |
Delivered |
Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neal Street #6010, Savannah, GA 31409, USA | 25 September 1944 | Ferried to Hunter AAF. 25-Sep-44. |
Delivered |
8050 S Willow St, Manchester, NH 03103, USA | 3 October 1944 | Ferried to Grenier AAF 3-Oct-44. |
Assigned |
Nuthampstead, Royston SG8, UK | 11 October 1944 | Assigned 601BS, 398BG, 8AF 11-Oct-44. |
Assigned |
Old Weston, Huntingdon PE28 0QB, UK | 28 October 1944 | Transferred 427BS, 303BG, 8AF 28-Oct-44. |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
55595 Roxheim, Germany | 13 January 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to bomb railroad bridge at Mannheim. Took a direct hit in the tail and plummeted earthwards. No crew escaped, probably held by the gravitational forces of the rapid descent. The lead plane of a higher squadron caught the plunge with its strike camera. Crashed Roxheim, Germany. 9 x KIA. MACR 11574. |
Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |