Service File · AircraftB-24J328th Bombardment SquadronCrashed

42-100320

Serial
42-100320
Tail Code
GO
Radio Call
A · Able
Catalogued Missions
4
B-24J
The Ship

B-24 Liberator serial 42-100320, assigned to the 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, based at Hardwick. The aircraft was not reported missing; only one crew member, the navigator, bailed out.

On 2 March 1944, on the return course from a mission against Frankfurt, at position 4955N 0530E, 2nd Lt. Andrew J. Logan bailed out during a heavy flak barrage. The specific reason for his action was not known. The aircraft and remaining crew were not reported missing.

Data plate.

§ Record of Type
Manufacturer
Consolidated Aircraft Corp. · San Diego, Calif.
Fiscal Year
FY 1942
Block Number
90
Full Designation
B-24J-90-CO
Version
B-24J
Date Lost
02 March 1944
MACR
3890

Sortie log.

4 flights · oldest first

Sources.

§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
Tony North · Second Air Division Digital Archive · 0
Personal memoir