Richard Ingvald Maurstad

Military

1 December 1943 on return from mission to Leverkusen, crash landed in Kent, England , in B17 42-39808. 3 crew members were taken to hospital in Rochester then transferred to 38th General Hospital.



B-17F 42-30732 'Pistol Packin Mama' landed short and lost the left landing gear on a local flight and was instructed to attempt a gear up landing at Alconbury. RTD.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30732

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group

42-39808

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137235736/richard-ingvald-maurstad;
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=4&tf=F&q=mau…;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
Losses of Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 405-6 (Possible error in the name)

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8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia