Jay F Crowley
MilitaryRTD. MACR 12237.
B-24 A/C 42-95341. On return from mission to Magdeburg two crewmen bailed out due to misunderstanding when runaway propeller caused A/C to start losing altitude. A/C brought under control and returned to base.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Returned |
9 February 1945 |
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Combat Chronology, Unit Website, Unit history / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia