42-94913 Pregnant Peggy
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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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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron 847th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19129560 / O-709220
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16073090 / O-705724
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13158016
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38460975
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33688154
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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Related media
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
- Object Number: Document 15869
- Description: Extract from Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for 2nd Lieutenant Lee B Lithander of the 489th Bomb Group researched by historian Bill Beigel...
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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. |