44-6849
Delivered Lincoln 27/11/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 341BS/97BG Amendola 11/1/45; Missing in Action Linz 2/3/45 with 1Lt William J Gray Jr, 1lt Joseph L Thomas Jr, 2Lt Irvin S Taylor, 1Lt Herbert D Bartels, T/Sgt Donald G Bailey, T/Sgt Donald W Carley, S/Sgt Louis D Persons, S/Sgt Louis H Berwick, S/Sgt Norbert H Moran, S/Sgt James M Earle, Conway; flak, crashed Linz; 4 x KIA, 6 x POW MACR 12812.
Took direct hit by flak in wing and #4 engine, dropped out of formation with #4 feathered and #3 windmilling. Shortly after tail section detached, then a secondary explosion occurred which caused the wings to come off the aircraft. 6 x chutes seen to come from A/C.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
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- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Lincoln Air National Guard Base, W Furnas Ave, Lincoln, NE 68524, USA | 27 November 1944 | Delivered Lincoln AAF 27-Nov-44. |
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Assigned |
71040 Amendola FG, Italy | 11 January 1945 | Assigned 341BS, 97BG, 15AF 11-Jan-45. |
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Crashed |
Linz, Austria | 2 March 1945 | Missing in Action Linz 2-Mar-45 flak, crashed Linz; 4 x KIA, 6 x POW MACR 12812. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |