43-34212
B-26 Marauder
Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed pilot 1st Lt William E Cook.
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42-96207
B-26 Marauder
Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed pilot 2Lt George W Clearwater Jr KIA 18-Dec-44.
Service
Aircraft
Units
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394th Bomb Group
Group
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586th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Jacob Arzouian
Military | Corporal | Radio / Gunner | 394th Bomb Group
Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed in 42-96207 No MACR as accident Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Dec-44. Awards: PH. -
Horace Bunting
Military | Corporal | Engineer / Gunner | 394th Bomb Group
Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed in 42-96207 No MACR as accident Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Dec-44. Awards: PH. -
George Clearwater
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 394th Bomb Group
Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed in 42-96207 No MACR as accident Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Dec-44. Awards: PH. -
Elmer Dash
Military | Colonel | Tail Gunner | 394th Bomb Group
Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed in 42-96207 No MACR as accident Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Dec-44. Awards: PH. -
John Ford
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-pilot | 394th Bomb Group
Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed in 42-96207 No MACR as accident Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Dec-44. Awards: PH. -
Edward Thompson
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 394th Bomb Group
Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed in either B-26 42-34212 or 42-96207 No MACR as accident ( Clearly a replacement, as not from either of the original crew lists) Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Dec-44. ... -
Milton Waters
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 394th Bomb Group
Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed in either B-26 42-34212 or 42-96207. No MACR as accident (Clearly a replacement, as not from either of the original crew lists) Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Dec-44. ...
Places
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Boreham
Military site : airfield
Built in 1943-1944, it was used by B-26 Marauder bombers of the Ninth Air Force's 394th Bomb Group in 1944. The 315th Troop Carrier Group were temporary lodgers at the airfield in 1945, shortly before it closed. ...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Manufactured | Middleriver, MD | 1943 |
| Assigned | Boreham, UK | 1944 |
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Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| Crashed | Epinoy, France | 18 December 1944 |
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Fatal Mid Air Collision Epinoy/A-75 Cat 4 damage 2Lt George W Clearwater Jr, 18-Dec-44. B-26B 42-96207 - 586BS 394BG 9AF |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 06 November 2018 22:29:19 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, description, events, aircraft associations, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-96207&Submit4=Go |
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