consolidated b-24j liberator (42-51251)

CONSOLIDATED B-24J LIBERATOR (42-51251)
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment: Normandie, Ardennes, Allemagne - a Forgotten Regiment: 1942-1945 Normandy, Ardennes, Germany
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment: Normandie, Ardennes, Allemagne - a Forgotten Regiment: 1942-1945 Normandy, Ardennes, Germany
By Dominique Francois
Moondrop to Gascony
Moondrop to Gascony
By Anne Marie Walters
CONSOLIDATED B-24J LIBERATOR (42-51251)
492nd Bomb Group was carrying propaganda leaflets when it iced up. The crew had baled out when the bomber crashed at Whitnash, with the pilot, Lt Jean Anderson still on board. The rest of the crew survived: radio operator S/Sgt Robert G Davis, gunner S/Sgt William L Blackard, gunner Sgt Robert J Sullivan, gunner Sgt Robert W Roos, engineer S/Sgt Harold F Wesley Jr, bombardier 2/Lt Melvin H Davis, co-pilot 2/Lt Richard L Halle, navigator 2/Lt Richard C Klenoski.
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  1. CARPETBAGGERS Anderson, Jean R.

    SURNAME Anderson FORENAME Jean R. UNIT 406 Night Leaflet Squadron RANK Second Lieutenant NUMBER 0-034342 DATE OF DEATH 26th April 1945 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Ingham County, Michigan, USA. Section O ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 05.03.1922 father Henry...
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