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Assigned to 584BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal crash, hit prop wash on take off, stalled and crashed onto the runway, shortly thereafter exploding. Pilot Lt Howard I Davis. 5 x RTD, 1 x KIA.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group 584th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36732833
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
Places
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Homesick Angel
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group 586th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Tour-en-Bessin, France | 21 September 1944 | Fatal crash, hit prop wash on take off, stalled and crashed onto the runway, shortly thereafter exploding. 5 x RTD, 1 x KIA. |
Manufactured |
Middleriver, MD | ||
Assigned |
Boreham, UK | Assigned to 584BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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