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41-31634
B-26 Marauder
Assigned to 555BS, 381BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) St Omer, France 8-Sep-43 last seen with engine feathered dropping out of formation escorted by several Spitfires.
Crew: Pilot 1Lt Richard A Tucker, Copilot 2Lt Patrick J Kelly, Bomb/Nav 2Lt Paul E Scharding, Radio T/Sgt John P Ryan, Eng S/Sgt Allen J Croswell, S/Sgt Bernard T Zukosky. 6 x KIA. MACR 164
Service
Units
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386th Bomb Group
Group
The 386th Bomb Group flew B-26 Marauders for the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces. Whilst with the Eighth, the Group developed the formation release procedure for the B-26 on missions that targeted aerodromes, marshalling yards and V-weapon sites along the... -
555th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Allen Crosswell
Military | Staff Sergeant | Engineer | 386th Bomb Group
B-26B-16MA 41-31634 'Hell's Hurricane' crashed in Channel when right engine feathered. All other crew members were Missing in Action (MIA), but Crosswell's body was found on a Dutch beach. 386th BG was part of the 8th BG from July-October 1943 -
Patrick Kelly
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 386th Bomb Group
B-26B-16MA 41-31634 'Hell's Hurricane' crashed in Channel when right engine feathered. 386th BG was part of the 8th BG from July-October 1943 -
John Ryan
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator Gunner | 386th Bomb Group
B-26B-16MA 41-31634 'Hell's Hurricane' crashed in Channel when right engine feathered. 386th BG was part of the 8th AF from July-October 1943 -
Paul Scharding
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier; Navigator | 386th Bomb Group
B-26B-16MA 41-31634 'Hell's Hurricane' crashed in Channel when right engine feathered. 386th BG was part of the 8th BG from July-October 1943 -
Dick Tucker
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 386th Bomb Group
B-26B-16MA 41-31634 'Hell's Hurricane' crashed in Channel when right engine feathered. 386th BG was part of the 8th BG from July-October 1943 -
Bernard Zukosky
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 386th Bomb Group
B-26B-16MA #41-31634 'Hell's Hurricane' crashed in Channel when right engine feathered. 386th BG was part of the 8th BG from July-October 1943 PH, AM
Places
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Great Dunmow
Military site : airfield
The airfield, two miles north-west of Great Dunmow, was built in 1942-1943 by the US Army's 818th Engineer Battalion (Aviation), alongside British contractors. B-26 Marauders of the 386th Bomb Group moved in in September 1943, and in October the Group...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Assigned | Great Dunmow, Dunmow CM6, UK | 1943 |
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Assigned to 555BS, 381BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| Crashed | Saint-Omer, France | 8 September 1943 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) St Omer, France 8-Sep-43 last seen with engine feathered dropping out of formation escorted by several Spitfires. 6 x KIA. MACR 164 |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 24 April 2018 16:32:37 | Al_Skiff | Changes to person associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/29417942 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 April 2018 16:31:08 | Al_Skiff | Changes to person associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/29417942 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 April 2018 16:28:28 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, nicknames, description, events, unit associations, place associations and media associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/29417942 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 21 January 2015 04:38:31 | Tanks | Changes to nicknames |
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AAM Photo |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:06 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 164 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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