42-97530 Quittin Time
Delivered Cheyenne 13/12/43; Kearney 28/12/43; Presque Is 21/1/44; Assigned 548BS/385BG [GX-E] Gt Ashfield 25/1/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 26/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45.
Capt Frederick H Ihlenburg was the pilot aboard "Quittin' Time" on the 8-May-44 mission to Berlin. - "The oxygen ran out, we had to leave formation; 6 x e/a attacked, shooting out #2 engine and both gas tanks in left wing, ball and tail gunners shot down a Me109 each, we lost another engine and the radio, ball gunner was hit in turret, removing himself to the radio room where he and the radio operator were hit in yet another attack. The top turret gunner was knocked out of his turret, having been hit in the neck and eye. Over the channel, e/a abandoned us, to our fate and whilst some of the crew attended to the wounded, others ejecting everything to get the weight down. Emeregency boost got us just over the White Cliffs and we landed at RAF Manston, whereupon touching down one of the wings pretty much broke off, we had 5 spars cut and counted some 67 holes."
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12089284 / O812998
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Cheyenne AAF, WY | 13 December 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 13-Dec-43. |
Assigned |
Great Ashfield, UK | 25 January 1944 | Assigned to 548BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Battle Damaged |
RAF Manston, UK | 8 May 1944 | Battle damaged Berlin 8-May-44 Fred Ihlenburg; e/a hit 2 x engines, A/C fought off fighters to stagger back over White Cliffs to RAF Manston. 5 x spars cut, 67 x holes counted. 10 RTD. |
Crashed |
RAF Halton, UK | 10 July 1944 | Force Landing out of Fuel, RAF Halton 10-Jul-44; Cat 5 damage, Lt ?? |
Other Returned ZI |
Bradley AAF, CT | 26 June 1945 | Returned to the USA Bradley AAF 26-Jun-45. |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Vega. |