42-52424 Jack the Ripper II
Assigned to 791BS, 467BG, 8AF USAAF. Goza Lazlo crew. Target: the Lille gas works, France. Hit by flak at bombs-away. The crew managed to nurse the aircraft back to the UK where it crash-landed at RAF Manston airfield and caught fire. 4 x KIA, 2 x WIA, 2 x RTD.
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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: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron 791st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19181548 / O-55877
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 791st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-717387
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 791st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32236493
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 791st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33522801
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Battle damaged RTB |
Manston, UK | 8 March 1944 | Crash-landed at RAF Manston airfield and caught fire. 4 x KIA, 2 x WIA, 2 x RTD. |
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Assigned |
Rackheath, UK | Assigned to 791BS, 467BG, 8AF USAAF. |