Alton D McCombs
MilitaryNov 13 1943 on takeoff on local training flight in B-24D #41-23689, manifold pressure on engine 2 dropped off and takeoff was not possible. A/C ran across a road to a field and struck a pole. Crew returned.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Minerva
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron
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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added an association to the A/C #41-23689 listed in the "Summary biography".
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 372