Samuel E Blessing

Military

B-24 pilot Capt. Samual Blessing overshot the the approach and ran off the end of the runway and collapsing the nose wheel upon return from a mission to Frankfurt am Main, GR in the B-24D, 42-40751, Touch of Texas. RTD. Earlier, as copilot, 19 Jul 43 while TDY to the 9th Air Force, in the B-24D, 42-40665, Ten High, was attacked by fighters. The crew bailed out near Malta. FTR. 19 Jul 44

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-40665

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ten High
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

42-40751

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Touch of Texas
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop & Hey pp. 185