Elmo E Maiden
Military
Pilot
466th BG - 786th BS Elmo Maiden Collection
466th BG Historian
Object Number - UPL 23798 - 1LT Elmo Maiden Pilot 466th BG - 786th BS
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12089426
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Based |
Attlebridge | 5 October 1944 - 4 April 1945 | |
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Other Landed |
Great Ashfield, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK | 18 October 1944 | Landed at Great Ashfield due to weather and/or fuel shortage after returning from a mission to Cologne. |
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Other Mission #17 |
Le Bourget, France | 27 December 1944 | Lost engines #3 and #4 and only had 1/2 power on #2. This happened about 10 miles SE or Verdun. Made a low speed landing without brakes at Le Bourget Airfield. Used up all the run way, killed a jackrabbit and snapped off the nose gear before coming to a stop. B-24J-5-DT #42-51352 |
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Born |
Kansas City, KS, USA | ||
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Other Graduated |
Lawrence, KS, USA | BS - Mechanical Engineering Kansas University Played varsity basketball, football and baseball under legendary coach Phog Allen |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
466th BG Archives - Mission Report for 22 Oct 1944
NARA Research done by Brad Sullivan
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000