44-49336 Lady Mary
Assigned to 885BS, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) special duties mission to Banja Inka, Yugoslavia. Crashed on Yugoslavian coast reason unknown. 11 x KIA [9 Crew plus 2 x Agents] MACR 10934.
Crew: Pilot 2Lt Arthur B Legath, Co F/O Edgar P Beaver, Nav 2Lt Arthur N Chasen, Bomb 2Lt Thomas J Kirk, Eng Cpl Victor Cicotti, Radio Sgt Alfred R Friedlander, Gunner Cpl John E Smith, Gunner Cpl Charles A Sutten, Gunner Cpl Paul E Courter.
Agents: potentially identified as Flight Lieutenant John Walter Chirnside and W/Op LAC Clifford John Andrews RAFVR.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
23263, Banj, Croatia | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) special duties mission to Banja Inka, Yugoslavia. Crashed on Yugoslavian coast reason unknown. 11 x KIA [9 Crew plus 2 x Agents] MACR 10934. |
Manufactured |
Burbank, CA, USA | Built at Consolidated. | |
Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
72100 Brindisi, Province of Brindisi, Italy | Assigned to 885BS, 15AF USAAF. |