Crew Roster · Personal File
James Marshall
Pilot · 409th Squadron
Sortie Log
7 CATALOGUED SORTIES
25 FEB 1944 — 18 SEP 1944
25 FEB 1944 — 18 SEP 1944
The sorties 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.
8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 235
25 FEB 1944
FürthA/I
Birmingham Express42-63968
№ 244
02 MAR 1944
Frankfurt Am MainM/Y
Chief Manatee42-63979
№ 317
25 APR 1944
MannheimM/Y
Satan's Sister II42-100413
№ 327
29 APR 1944
Berlin??
Satan's Sister II42-100413
№ 338
04 MAY 1944
Target unrecorded
Satan's Sister II42-100413
№ 340
06 MAY 1944
SiracourtV/S
Baggy Maggy42-100416
№ 639
18 SEP 1944
Eindhoven
B-24J serial 42-50829, nicknamed 'Sweet Chariot,' was on a supply mission to Eindhoven on 18 September 1944 as part of Operation Market Garden. The aircraft departed Hardwick and flew at a maximum altitude of 1,800 feet. Four minutes before reaching the IP, No. 2 engine was knocked out by small arms fire and feathered. After dropping supplies, No. 3 engine began smoking and another engine was feathered due to further small arms damage. No. 1 engine subsequently lost power. The nose turret, elevator trim tabs, and the airframe generally were shot up. Unable to maintain altitude, the crew jettisoned loose equipment and ditched in the North Sea at approximately 5157N 0233E. The impact was extremely violent. Two Royal Navy surface craft that had received Major Segars' radio distress calls arrived almost immediately and recovered three survivors: 2nd Lt. Karian, T/Sgt Lamoureux, and S/Sgt Sciegaj.
Sweet Chariot42-50829