42-50646
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Object Number - UPL 55373 - 42-50646 - MACR 13548 - Shot down 25 March 1945. 9 KIA, 3 POW
25 March 1945 - Shot down by ME-262 flown by Fritz Taube. and crashed near Schneverdingen, Germany while on mission to bomb underground oil facility at Buchen, Germany. 9 KIA, 3 POW, MACR 13548. Fritz Taube was shot down by P-51 pilot Cpt Raymond H. Littge shortly after 42-50646.
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91143580
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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: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2008958 (T-129678)
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator, Radar
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 25 March 1945 |
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Sources
MACR 13548 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
