Laverne Stein

Military

Crash landed at Chipping Ongar Sept. 27, 1943 returning from mission to Beauvais/ Tille airfield in B26#41-31666 'Wuneach'. AC was hit by flak over target then attacked by flak before the coast setting the bomb bay on fire. 1 Prisoner of War (POW), 5 RTD

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Units served with

387th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Colonel George Snyder of the 387th Bomb Group and his crew, with their B-26 Marauder nicknamed "Wuneach". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'George Snyder (Ext Left) & crew. From Col RW Keller.'

41-31666

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Wuneach Airplane
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 558th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I. by Bishop & Hey p. 294