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A-20B-20-DL #41-29314 Code: 5H-B 416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF Crashed landed at Melun on 2 Jan 1945 shortly after takeoff. Carburetor ice was the suspected culprit

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Units

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'

416th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-39214

  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron

Locations

Melun

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

Revisions

Date: 5 Mar 2021 19:44:05
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

http://www.416th.com/CachatPhotos/Cachat_PLANE_CRASHES.html