Russell F Major
Military ROLL OF HONOURB-24J #42-110039 crashed during poor weather while attempting to land at Filton, Gloucestershire on a ferry flight from Marrakech, French Morocco to Valley on 14 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
![First Lieutenant Richard Steck of the 392nd Bomb Group instructs his crew and 10 passengers before a flight from Wales in a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95151) nicknamed "Monotonous Maggie".
Image via BL Davies.
Image stamped on reverse: 'Official USAAF Photograph By AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND.' [stamp]
Printed caption on reverse: 'June 1945. ATC Euro Pro Release No. G-128 AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND SPEEDS US EIGHTH AAF ON ITS WAY: Flying Air Transport Command routes and using ATC facilities, the U](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380469.jpg.webp?itok=ur_-Oula)
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: Air Transport Command
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
Cheddar Gorge, Cheddar BS27 3QF, UK | 14 March 1944 | |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Plot A Row 5 Grave 23 | ||
| New Jersey, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Added Russell Major's name to the Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces