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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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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 394th Bomb Group 584th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36732833
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

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Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Homesick Angel
  • Unit: 394th Bomb Group 586th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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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