Raymond H McKenna

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Joined squad 15 March 1944.

On a local test flight on 23 Mar 1944, the left landing gear of B-24H #41-29538 'Naughty Nell' collapsed on take off. RTD.



Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #42-99987 'Pizz and Moan', Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-29538

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Naughty Nell
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

42-99987

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Pizz and Moan
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

8 April 1944

Born

Readsboro, Vermont

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "B-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Webb Todd; MACR 3853, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces