44-40168 Tequila Daisy
UPL 70943
UPL 70943
B-24 44-40168 'Tequila Daisy'
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Assigned to 857BS, 492BG, 8AF USAAF. 18 x missions. INT 11-Jul-44: Lost with Tracey Crew 715 on mission to bomb railway Munich, Germany. Damaged by flak, they headed for and landed at Dübendorf, Switzerland where nose wheel collapsed. 9 x interned in Switzerland, MACR 6934
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Dübendorf, Switzerland | 11 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Munich, GermanyLanded at Dübendorf, Switzerland. |
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Added the A/C nickname listed in the "Summary biography" sections of several crew including pilot “John Tracey”.
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MACR 6934 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database