42-30267 Hustlin Huzzy
Delivered Cheyenne 18/5/43; Smoky Hill 30/5/43; Tinker 8/6/43; Smoky Hill 17/6/43; Casper 28/6/43; Kearney 30/6/43; Eglin 4/7/43; Dow 9/7/43; Assigned 96BS/2BG Ain M'Lila 27/7/43; Massicault 31/7/43; 19m transferred 341BS/97BG Depienne 14/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 23/6/44 with 2Lt Lyle R Fleener, 2Lt Thomas J Clancey, 2Lt Wallace B Ballard, 2Lt Edward J McShane, S/Sgt Richard R Gindes, S/Sgt Himan A Popkin, Sgt Robert K King, Sgt Robert E Huhnke, Sgt Robert C Logsdon, Sgt Alexis V Potvin; shot down by Romanian fighters, crashed Bucharest; 7 x POW, 3 x KIA MACR 6951. HUSTLIN' HUZZY.
Co-pilot hit in head 20mm cannon shell, pilot dazed and baled out out, chute failed to open, radio operator killed at his station in attack.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 18 May 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 18-May-43. |
Assigned |
Ain M'lila, Algeria | 27 July 1943 | Assigned 96BS, 2BG Ain M'Lila 27-Jul-43. |
Assigned |
Depienne, Sminja, Tunisia | 14 November 1943 | Transferred 341BS, 97BG Depienne 14-Nov-43. |
Crashed |
Bucharest, Romania | 23 June 1944 | Missing in Action Ploesti 23-Jun-44 shot down by Romanian fighters, crashed Bucharest; MACR 6951. |
Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |