43-22307 Denver Darling

media-48212.jpeg UPL 48212 A-26B-15-DT #43-22307 "Denver Darling" Code: F6-N
416th Bomb Group - 670th Bomb Squadron - 9th AF
The men are unidentified

Object Number - UPL 48212 - A-26B-15-DT #43-22307 "Denver Darling" Code: F6-N 416th Bomb Group - 670th Bomb Squadron - 9th AF The men are unidentified

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron 670th Bomb Squadron 2911th Bomb Squadron (Provisional)
  • Service Numbers: O-661726
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-663740
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

First 416th BG Combat Mission

Hageunau, France 17 November 1944

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Between Dinslaken, Germany and the Rhine River 23 March 1945 Belly landed after losing both engines to flak and with a full bomb load. Pilot was slightly injured. The gunner had bailed out and was uninjured. The aircraft was on it's 51st combat mission

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 14314 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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