Howard A Moore

Military

The , flown by Richard Butler's crew, all 4 engines cut out, while on a combat training mission. Made forced landing at Richard's Farm, Bradenham. Richard Moore suffered major injuries. 1 WIA. 12 RTD. 21 Dec 43.

Crash landed in B-24H, 41-29231, Impatient Virgin, at RAF Lympne, Kent, on return from target, Furth, Germany. 25 Feb 1944 RTD.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Keith Cookus

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19063025 / O-675040
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-29231

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Impatient Virgin
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

42-72878

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Miss Emmy Lou II
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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Best Web - B-24 - 42-72878 - Miss Emmy Lou II Best Web - B-24 - 41-29231 - Impatient Virgin

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces, Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, pp. 431-2