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Assigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer with Chas Lang crew 17-Dec-44; lagging behind formation, set upon by Fw190, #3 engine set aflame, exploded. 4 x RTD, 7 x POW. MACR 10742
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32234312
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19165159
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Photographer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38414209
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32984706
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Nose turret gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14075334 / O-667823
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola #3
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
25 miles south of Budapest, Hungary | 17 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer with Chas Lang crew 17-Dec-44; lagging behind formation, set upon by Fw190, #3 engine set aflame, exploded. 4 x RTD, 7 x POW. MACR 10742 |
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Assigned |
Torreto, Italy | Assigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. |