Frank A Czarka Jr

Military

July 3, 1944 accident on takeoff in B-24 #42-63781 'Black Magic' on a training flight. 8 RTD.

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

801st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-63781

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Black Magic
  • Unit: 479th Anti-Submarine Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hamtramck, Michigan

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Added some punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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801st BG Roster, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. IV by Bishop & Hey, p.26, http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia