Richard D Carlson
Military
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UPL 24437
Ford B-24L-5-FO Liberator – s/n 44-49279 – 564th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, Crashlanded at Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England on Feb. 6, 1945 after returning from a mission to Magdeburg, Germany.
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Ona a test hop 2 engines cut out when the fuel selector valves were switched incorrectly. B-24L #44-49279 crashed. Was a member of the Francis R. Johnson crew. He was killed when he jumped too late for his chute to open
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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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
4 February 1945 |
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Sources
389th Winter 2009 Newsletter / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia