44-40239 The Flying Jackass
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"On a second mission the same day, 2nd Lt. Richard P. Rice returned over the U.K. with THE FLYING JACKASS (44-40239) badly shot up and the hydraulic system out. He landed at Marston without incident, but the next day a Lancaster came down on top of the parked #239, putting it out of the running for good."
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Flying Jackass
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
Revisions
ContributorTimothy McKeown
Changes
Sources
Ringmasters: The 491st Bombardment Squadron (H). Dallas: Taylor Publishing Co. (1992).
