42-94913 Pregnant Peggy

media-47590.jpeg UPL 47590 B-24 42-94913 'Pregnant Peggy' 844BS, 489BG

Object Number - UPL 47590 - B-24 42-94913 'Pregnant Peggy' 844BS, 489BG

Assigned to 844BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Mainz, Germany. Lost control due to prop wash from lead aircraft and pancaked onto B-24 42-94903 'Bomber's Moon', both A/C fell out of the sky. Two crew from each ship parachuted and were POWs until the end of the war. MACR 9636.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33638093
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner/Engineer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 489th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 845th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33205104
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Bombardier; Togglier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36656922
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Nose gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bomber's Moon
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Mainz, Germany 19 October 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Mainz, Germany. Lost control due to propwash from lead aircraft and pancaked onto B-24 42-94903 'Bomber's Moon', both A/C fell out of the sky. Two crew from each ship parachuted and were POWs until the end of the war. MACR 9636.

Manufactured

Ypsilanti, MI, USA Built at Consolidated.

Delivered

Willow Run Airport, 801 Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, MI 48198, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Halesworth IP19, UK Assigned to 844BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorApple1923
Changes
Sources

Tom Burton, nephew of Robert R. Butler, Jr.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 9636 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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