42-5732 The mugger
Son of Don Weir, Jon Weir of Vero Beach, Florida
Object Number - UPL 73046 - Second Lt. Donald E Weir
(YB-40) Delivered Tulsa 29/10/42; Biggs 15/3/43; Orlando 29/4/43; Presque Is 3/5/43 Assigned Keck Prov BG; Assigned 327BS/92BG Alconbury, t/o Goose Bay for Meeks Fd, where pilot found poor weather and decided to press on for UK, and low on gas, crash landed Brenish, Isle of Lewis, UK 7/5/43; Salvaged & taken to Stornaway; with Paul Casey, Co-pilot: Don Weir, Navigator: Jim Combest, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Grover Groff, g-Henry Finagar, Karl Waldoogal (6 Returned to Duty); Returned to the USA 28/3/44; 3036 BU Yuma 4/5/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 18/5/45. THE MUGGER.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16052088 / O-792103
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16057077 / O-795206
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736431
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17045584
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39236208
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Tulsa AAF, OK | 29 October 1942 | Delivered Tulsa AAF 29-Oct-42. |
|
Crashed |
Brenish, Isle of Lewis | 7 May 1943 | Ferrying from Goose Bay in poor weather, decided to press on for UK, and low on fuel, crash landed Brenish, Isle of Lewis, UK 7-May-43. 6 x RTD. |
|
Manufactured |
Burbank, CA | Built at Vega. |
