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A bomber crerw of the 552nd Bomb Squadron, 386th Bomb Group with their B-26 Marauder (RG-K, serial number 41-34987).
Official caption on image: "(GP-30-27-386)(14 Sept 43)(552 Bomb Sq. Crew)."
Printed caption on reverse: '552nd B.S., 386th B.G. A/C Name: _ A/C Ser. No.: 134987, RG-K. From left to right starting in back row: 1) Pilot: Gerold A. Wendt. 2) _. 3) _. 4) E/G: Thornton B. Henry. 5) A/G: Myron O. McKim. 6) R/G: _.'
On reverse: From Photo Files Of Chester P. Klier [Stamp].
Line up:
Back row:
Pilot: Jerold A. Wendt.
2) Frank White
3) Joseph McIntyre
Front row:
4) E/G: Thornton B. Henry.
5) A/G: Myron O. McKim.
6) R/G: James Hankemeyer
This contains information written on the back of the original print and some of it may be inaccurate.
A bomber crerw of the 552nd Bomb Squadron, 386th Bomb Group with their B-26 Marauder (RG-K, serial number 41-34987). Official caption on image: "(GP-30-27-386)(14 Sept 43)(552 Bomb Sq. Crew)." Printed caption on reverse: '552nd B.S., 386th B.G. A/C Name: _ A/C Ser. No.: 134987, RG-K. From left to right starting in back row: 1) Pilot: Gerold A. Wendt. 2) _. 3) _. 4) E/G: Thornton B. Henry. 5) A/G: Myron O. McKim. 6) R/G: _.' On reverse: From Photo Files Of Chester P. Klier [Stamp].
Group
The 386th Bomb Group flew B-26 Marauders for the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces. Whilst with the Eighth, the Group developed the formation release procedure for the B-26 on missions that targeted aerodromes, marshalling yards and V-weapon sites along the...
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator Gunner
Accident while taking off on June 23, 1943. B26B-41-31632 had just ferryed over from US. When leaving Earl's Colne for Boxted, lost manifold pressure.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Engineer
Accident while taking off on June 23, 1943. B26B-41-31632 had just ferryed over from US. When leaving Earl's Colne for Boxted, lost manifold pressure.
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator; Bombardier
Accident while taking off on June 23, 1943. B-26B 41-31632 had just ferryed over from US. When leaving Earl's Colne for Boxted, lost manifold pressure.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner
Accident while taking off on June 23, 1943. B26B-41-31632 had just ferryed over from US. When leaving Earl's Colne for Boxted, lost manifold pressure.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot
Accident while taking off on June 23, 1943. B26B-41-31632 had just ferryed over from US. When leaving Earl's Colne for Boxted, lost manifold pressure.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
Accident while taking off on June 23, 1943. B26B-41-31632 had just ferryed over from US. When leaving Earl's Colne for Boxted, lost manifold pressure.
B-26 Marauder
B-26C-15-MA 41-34987 "Danny Boy II" was assigned to the 386BG/552BS at Great Dunmow, UK. On 27-Sep-43 the Group was despatched to bomb the German airfield at Conches, France. Un-route to the target the aircraft took a direct hit from AA fire in the...
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 25 April 2017 10:30:02 | Lucy May | Changes to caption |
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From Tully McIntyre: 'My father, Joseph D McIntyre, is third from left standing in rear row. The second from left standing in rear row is the one referenced in crew list as CP White. I have a photo of him in my father's paperwork where he is referenced as "Whitey"' |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 January 2017 10:27:18 | Lucy May | Changes to caption |
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Updated caption using information provided by user 'SXS' - Steve Sharp - see previous revision to image record. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 06 January 2017 12:21:45 | SXS | Changes to person associations |
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People connections added 6 January 2017. These persons (and James W. Couper - Line Chief) were aboard 41-31632 "Danny Boy" while taking off on June 23, 1943. The aircraft had recently been flown over from the US. When leaving Earl's Colne for Boxted, lost manifold pressure (in one engine ?). Crew survived but aircraft was a total loss. They named their replacement aircraft 41-34987 as "Danny Boy II". http://www.b26.com/historian/chester_klier/marauders.of.the.386th.bomb.g... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 February 2015 10:00:12 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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