Donald D Decker

Military

RTD. Plane took off from base, assigned to target Poix, France. During instrument climb to assembly altitude. Lt. Chamberlain flew into heavy prop wash while in cloud. The b-24 went into a slight climb followed by a steep dive. Pilot pulled out of the dive and then fell off into a spin, the tail asembly broke off and the a/c broke up and at 0915 hours crashed at Walnut Tree Farm, Benacre, Suffolk Plane was B-24J #42-100363

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces