John F Taylor

Military
Officers of B-24 42-51481 UPL 73692 UPL 73692 Left to right: #1 Lt. John Taylor, #2 Lt. Joe Blair, #3 Capt. Dean Strain, #4 Lt. Mike Delaney

Mike Delaney 

On

Object Number - UPL 73692 - Left to right: #1 Lt. John Taylor, #2 Lt. Joe Blair, #3 Capt. Dean Strain, #4 Lt. Mike Delaney

B-24 #42-95301 ditched in Channel due to flak damage 11 June 1944. RTD. Five members of the crew were lost. The survivors returned to Metfield a few days later. Taylor went on to fly on 23 missions.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-95301

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Blue Springs, Missouri, USA

Other

Returned (RTD)

English Channel 11 June 1944

Revisions

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ContributorHelen
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Ringmasters' Log Spring 1998

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ContributorHelen
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Ringmasters' Log March 1990

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7859 / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000; MACR 7859 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

John F Taylor: Gallery (3 items)

Men of the 491st Bombardment Group, 853rd Bomber Squadron

Object number: UPL 73652 - Left to right: #1 Lt. John Taylor, #2 Lt. Mike...

Capt. Dean Strain and crew members of B-24 42-51481

Object number: UPL 73689 - Capt. Dean Strain and crew members of B-24 42...

Officers of B-24 42-51481

Object number: UPL 73692 - Left to right: #1 Lt. John Taylor, #2 Lt. Joe...