42-102696 Midge
Delivered Cheyenne 26/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Dow Fd 2/5/44; Assigned 562/388BG Knettishall 05/23/44 for combat. used on Aphrodite training project; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 18/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/11/45. MIDGE.
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- Date: 20 January 1945
- Date: 8 January 1945
- Date: 31 December 1944
- Date: 28 December 1944
- Date: 24 December 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Combat |
23 May 1944 | Flew combat. Maiden voyage, bombing installations in France on 05-23-1944. Departing Knettishall at 0500 - returning at 1300. | |
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Other Returned Stateside |
3 July 1945 | Returned to the USA Bradley Field 3/7/45. Sold for scrap. |
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I am the nephew of Jack Greaney, the tailgunner on this crew. I have the log, mission knowledge, crew knowledge and photos of this bomber.
I’m Jack Greaney’s nephew and have knowledge of the crew, missions, and painting of this bomber.
I’m the nephew of Jack Greaney, tail gunner on Midge.
I have the flight log and photos of this bomber, and knowledge of the missions and crew.