Service File · AircraftB-24J409th Bombardment SquadronMissing in Action

Marion

Serial
42-73503
Tail Code
YM
Radio Call
Y · Yoke
Catalogued Missions
7
The Ship

On May 12, 1944, anti-aircraft fire found the aircraft near Langenalza, Germany. Damaged beyond recovery, it went down and crashed at Craula, some ten kilometers southwest of the city. All ten crew members managed to bail out, but they came down in German-held territory and were captured. Each would spend the remainder of the war in a prisoner of war camp. The incident was recorded as MACR 4828.

Data plate.

§ Record of Type
Manufacturer
Consolidated Aircraft Corp. · San Diego, Calif.
Fiscal Year
FY 1942
Block Number
50
Full Designation
B-24J-50-CO
Version
B-24J
Finish
Olive Drab
Date Lost
12 May 1944
MACR
4828

Sortie log.

7 flights · oldest first

Sources.

§ Provenance
mc_371-117_aircraft_lists
Website
Website
https://www.crouze.com/baugher/usaf_serials/1942_07.html
Website
Plane List
Website
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record