41-29365
Mission 291
350 B-24s are dispatched to aviation industry targets in Brunswick
1944-04-08 - MACR #: 3840
Notes:29365 (466th BG, 787th BS) lost Apr 8, 1944. MACR 3840
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16162297
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14155859
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39270687
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-697931
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18226804
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 April 1944 | Attacked and set afire by German fighters. Intense fire in the bomb bay necessitate the crew salvoing the bomb load. Daniel B. Harris Crew - Crew #717 Slager (WG) was KIA. Bushing (E) suffered serious burns fighting the fires. All the surviving crew were made POW |
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Sources
MACR 3840 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database