Elwood R McClendon

Military

Killed on Mission (KOM). B-26B #41-31697 "Duck Butt" [TQ:R] 387BG/559BS while serving as Pilot. The aircraft struck a tree during a takeoff on instruments on a mission to Boulogne, France Bomb load exploded. Only the Tail Gunner survived but was seriously injured. No MACR issued. The 322nd was moved to the 9th AF Oct. 1943. 5KOM 1INJ

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Units served with

387th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-31697

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Duck Butt
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed on Mission (KOM)

Chipping Ongar, Ongar, Essex CM5, UK 9 September 1943 Killed when aircraft strucj a tree on instrument takeoff for a mission to Boulogne, France. No burial record located.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 5-Jun-2015. Made connections to Unit, Place, Aircraft & Mission wihtin existing website data; Added KOM event and crafted Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8ht & 9th AIr Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey, MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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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. 279