Edward R McCarraher

Military

On return from mission to Ludwigshaven on 7 Jan 1944, B-17G #42-39838 crashed near Wilby, Suffolk, England. Only two engines were operating at time of crash. RTD.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-3465

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wee Bonnie II
  • Unit: 1st Strategic Air Depot 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

42-39838

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

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8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia