42-37743 Yankee Doodle Dandy
Delivered Tulsa 16/8/43; Long Beach 17/8/43; Assigned 333BS/94BG [TS-M] Rougham 11/9/43; transferred 803BS RCM Sculthorpe 1/44; APH Knettishall; Missing in Action Heligoland 15/10/44 with Lts W. Patton & J. Hinner. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Winfarthing
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 15 October 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Tulsa Ave, Tullahoma, TN 37388, USA | 16 August 1943 | Delivered USAAF Tulsa Field 16/8/43. |
Assigned |
11 September 1943 | Assigned 333rd BS, 94th BG Rougham 11/9/43. | |
Crashed |
Heligoland, Germany | 15 October 1944 | Missing in Action - target Heligoland submarine pens, target missed due to poor weather. 15/10/44. Command crew Lts W Patton & J Hinner baled out over UK. 2 x RTD. |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at Douglas Long Beach. | |
Other Transferred |
Sculthorpe, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21, UK | Transferred 803rd BS RCM Sculthorpe 1/44. | |
Other Transferred |
Fersfield, Diss, Norfolk IP22, UK | Transferred Aphrodite project. 7-44. |