Forrest R Mclaughlin

Military

B-24H 42-7578 'Hula Wahine' lost all superchargers on return from mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 and was forced to make a wheels up landing at RAF Detling. RTD.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'

25th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Reconnaissance
A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

People

Ernest Warren Bruce

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19091057 / O-742059
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot/MOS1024

Aircraft

42-7578

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hula Wahine
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bungay

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Missouri, USA 31 October 1921

Enlisted

Jefferson Barracks Park, 345 North Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125, USA 6 November 1942 Jefferson Barracks Missouri

Died

Clark County, MO, USA 28 September 1976

Buried

227-229 Elm St, Kahoka, MO 63445, USA Kahoka Cemetery Kahoka, Clark County, MO

Based

Bungay Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/65165845-forrest-r-mclaughlin
https://www.fold3.com/page/89876413-forrest-r-mclaughlin/facts
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99846745/forrest-r.-mclaughlin

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Sources

8th AF Losses; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, Pg 45 (photo) / ComThe 25th BG (Rcn) by Normsn Malaneybat Chronology, Unit History; Aerial Intelligence of the 8th Air Force, pg 38 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia