Forrest R Mclaughlin
MilitaryB-24H 42-7578 'Hula Wahine' lost all superchargers on return from mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 and was forced to make a wheels up landing at RAF Detling. RTD.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19091057 / O-742059
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot/MOS1024
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hula Wahine
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Missouri, USA | 31 October 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Jefferson Barracks Park, 345 North Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125, USA | 6 November 1942 | Jefferson Barracks Missouri |
Died |
Clark County, MO, USA | 28 September 1976 | |
Buried |
227-229 Elm St, Kahoka, MO 63445, USA | Kahoka Cemetery Kahoka, Clark County, MO | |
Based |
Bungay | Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
8th AF Losses; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, Pg 45 (photo) / ComThe 25th BG (Rcn) by Normsn Malaneybat Chronology, Unit History; Aerial Intelligence of the 8th Air Force, pg 38 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia