Joseph W Zwinge Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel.

Killed on Carpetbagger mission when plane 'Sack Time' hits the top of a mountain in England

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Units served with

A B-24D Liberator 'Carpetbagger' - extensively modified for specialised operations - taxiis on the perimeter track at Harrington airfield. Printed caption on reverse: 'A Carpetbagger B-24D taxiing on the perimeter at Harrington. Photo - "Red" Monaghan.'

492nd Bomb Group

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

801st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-94841

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sack Time
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group

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Killed in action

9 October 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / book: 'I Came From California'