42-50717 Berlin Bound
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UPL 13087
B-24J-1-FO #42-50717 "Berlin Bound" Code: 2U-Y
Crashed after #2 engine caught fire during assembly near RAF Langham on 15 February 1945
William C. Lindhe Crew - 6 KIA - 3 safely parachuted.
466th BG - 785th BS
Crashed after #2 engine caught fire during assembly near RAF Langham on 15 February 1945
William C. Lindhe Crew - 6 KIA - 3 safely parachuted.
466th BG - 785th BS
466th BG Historian
#2 engine caught fire during assembly on 15 February 1945 causing the a/c to crash with the William C. Lindhe Crew aboard. 6 KIA - 4 parachuted safely
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36690264
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36687933
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier; Pilotage Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Langham, Holt, Norfolk NR25, UK | 17 February 1945 |
Revisions
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 12416 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database