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42-95123 So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed 6X W B24H was assigned to the Burdekin crew. On 27 Aug 1944, being flown by a different crew, she crashed on take-off with a full bomb load from North Pickenham-Salvaged.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot / Flight Instructor
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: So round, so firm, so fully packed 6x w
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
Revisions
Date:
ContributorCebby
ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources
Harold W. Burdekin Records & 491st.org