Supports 7 facts
Missing Air Crew Report 2368
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Missing Air Crew Reports
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
2d Lt. James R. Carnahan (ASN O-736472) served as pilot of the aircraft on the mission to Ludwigshafen on 7 January 1944. He feathered No. 2 engine after it began to fail on the return leg, and flew the aircraft on two engines until the crew was forced to bail out near the Fontainebleau Forest area south of Paris.
According to Fruth's account, Carnahan was among the first to exit the aircraft via the bomb bay before the plane entered its spin. His status was listed as MIA following the mission. He was captured after landing and became a prisoner of war.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
Position
Pilot
Serial Number
O-736472
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 07 Jan 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 178
07 Jan 1944
Ludwigshafen
“Buckeye”
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Escape and Evasion Report 462
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Escape and Evasion Reports
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record