42-95917 Shopworn Angel

Ground personnel of the 344th Bomb Group attend to a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95917) nicknamed "Shopworn Angel" that has belly landed. Image by Jack K Havener, 344th Bomb Group.. Associated caption: '"Shopworn Angel"- WJ Woodrum. Woodrum was in London on leave this day and Capt Lucius B Clay 495th Sqdn Operations Officer was flying his ship but flak damage prevented the lowering of the gear so he bellied it in. No one hurt and only damage was bent prop tips. 14 February 1945.' media-395842.jpg FRE 7121 Ground personnel of the 344th Bomb Group attend to a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95917) nicknamed "Shopworn Angel" that has belly landed. Image by Jack K Havener, 344th Bomb Group.. Associated caption: '"Shopworn Angel"- WJ Woodrum. Woodrum was in London on leave this day and Capt Lucius B Clay 495th Sqdn Operations Officer was flying his ship but flak damage prevented the lowering of the gear so he bellied it in. No one hurt and only damage was bent prop tips. 14 February 1945.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 7121 - Ground personnel of the 344th Bomb Group attend to a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95917) nicknamed "Shopworn Angel" that has belly landed. Image...

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Units served with

344th Bomb Group

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

Events

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 14 February 1945

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MACR 12344 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

42-95917: Gallery (2 items)

Ground personnel of the 344th Bomb Group attend to a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95917) nicknamed "Shopworn Angel" that has belly landed. Image by Jack K Havener, 344th Bomb Group.. Associated caption: '"Shopworn Angel"- WJ Woodrum. Woodrum was in London on leave this day and Capt Lucius B Clay 495th Sqdn Operations Officer was flying his ship but flak damage prevented the lowering of the gear so he bellied it in. No one hurt and only damage was bent prop tips. 14 February 1945.'

Object number: FRE 7121 - Ground personnel of the 344th Bomb Group attend to...

The wreck of the crash-landed B-26 Marauder (Y5-J, serial number 42-95917) nicknamed "Shopworn Angel" of the 495th Bomb Squadron, 344th Bomb Group at Stansted airfield in 1944. The aircraft was piloted by Lieutenant H.C. Woodrum. Handwritten caption on reverse: '495BS/344BG.' Printed caption on reverse: 'Martin Marauder B-26B-50-MA. (42-95917) 'Y5-J'. "Shopworn Angel", Lt. H.C. Woodrum, Stansted crash-landing 1944. Print not for publication.'

Object number: FRE 9285 - “Shopworn Angel”. serial 42-95917, code Y5-J...