42-95051 Unnamed
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Object Number - UPL 57146 - 42-95051, B-24H-25-FO, 445th BG, 702 BS, WV-V. Shown inflight prior to delivery to the ETO.
702nd Bomb Squadron, 445th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. WV-V. Flew 9 missions with the 445th BG. Shot down 8 May 1944 by a German FW-190 while on a mission to Brunswick, Germany. All 10 crew bailed out & became POWs. The aircraft crashed near Weidenthal, Germany.
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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: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-546365
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 May 1944 |
Revisions
Heavy Bombers of the Mighty Eighth
Battle Colors - Vol. 1
Losses of the US 8th & 9th Air Forces - Vol. 3
Mike Simpson's 445th Bomb Group Website
MACR 4784 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
