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Assigned to 91TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) D-day mission to Normandy. Hit by flak, with an engine on fire, pilot 1Lt Harold A Capelluto tried to land the plane in a field but a wing clipped a hedgerow and the A/C crashed, exploding, killing all aboard, Beuzeville-au-Plain, Manche, France. 5 x crew and 17 x paratroopers** Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8408.
** HQ section of E Company, 506th PIR, 2nd Battalion, 101st Airborne Division:
1st Lt Thomas Meehan, 1st Sgt William S Evans, S/Sgt Murray B Roberts, Sgt's Elmer L Murray Jr, Owen E Richard, Carl N Riggs, T5's Herman F Collins, Jerry A Wentzel, Ralph H Wimer, PFC's George L Elliot, William T McConigal, John N Miller, Sergio G Moya, Gerald R Snider, Elmer L Telstad, Thomas W Warren, PVT Earnest L Oats.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 91st Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11998072 / O-530935
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 91st Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16077042 / O-696844
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 91st Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-698426
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 91st Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36476582
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Radio operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 91st Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18201054
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Smeatharpe
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
50480 Beuzeville-au-Plain, France | 6 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) D-day mission to Normandy. Hit by flak, with an engine on fire, pilot tried to land the plane in a field but a wing clipped a hedgerow and the A/C crashed, exploding, killing all aboard, Beuzeville-au-Plain, Manche, France. 22 x KIA. MACR 8408. |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, California, USA | Built at Douglas. | |
Delivered |
Beale AFB, CA, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Upottery, Honiton EX14, UK | Assigned to 91TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. |