444th Bomb Squadron
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On 8 July, 1943 'Nan' 41-17792 of the 444th Bomb Squadron was part of an attack on the Gerbini Airdrome No. 11 in Sicily. The aircraft crashed on takeoff from the airfield at Massicault, Tunisia. The pilot was Robert C. Burns, the copilot was Douglas N. Taylor was injured, suffering one or more broken or cracked vertebra. Doug was confined to a body cast and returned to duty in September 1944.
Group
Constituted as 320th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 19 June 1942.
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Military | Major | Pilot | 320th Bomb Group
Douglas Newton Taylor was born in New Haven, CT on 19 February 1915. His mother passed away when Doug and his brother Howard were young. Their father, Albert, was an engineer working in the Central Americas, so Doug and Howard lived with their aunt in...
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12 September 2020 19:07:16 | Vaughn | Changes to unit associations |
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Taylor Family documents and photographs |
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12 September 2020 17:47:35 | Vaughn | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, description and unit associations |
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The details are from the service records and photographs of Douglas Newton Taylor and his family. |