James W Kahl
MilitaryIWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Commander of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group.
10 September 1943 in B-24#42-40764 'Helen B'Happy', ac lost power after takeoff at Marrakech on return to UK. With all power lost, Irby made a wheels up landing. With a crew of 10 plus 3 passengers, only Lt. Saenger was lost when his parachute failed to open in time.
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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
- Nicknames: Helen B Happy
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Events
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Revisions
BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE 1942-1945 (Command and Staff Officers) by Russell A. Strong
BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE 1942-1945 (Command and Staff Officers) by Russell A. Strong
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 329, 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Lundy pp. 241-2