Service File · AircraftB-24H409th Bombardment SquadronMissing in Action
“What A Sack”
Serial
42-95258
Tail Code
YM
Radio Call
H · How
Catalogued Missions
1
The Ship
On September 11, 1944, during a mission to oil facilities in Magdeburg, Germany, the aircraft was struck by flak and shot down. All crew members survived, were captured, and held as prisoners of war. The loss is documented in MACR 8838.
Data plate.
§ Record of Type
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Co. · Willow Run, Mich.
Fiscal Year
FY 1942
Block Number
25
Full Designation
B-24H-25-FO
Version
B-24H
Finish
Natural Metal
Date Lost
11 September 1944
MACR
8838
Sortie log.
1 flight · oldest first
Date
Target
Type
Pilot · Crew
15 AUG 1944
Wittmundhafen
Airfield
— · 1 aboard
→
Photographs.
2 on file
Sources.
§ Provenance
mc_371-117_aircraft_lists
Website
https://americanarchive.iwm.org.uk/archive/aircraft/42-95258
Website
Joe Baughe · 2023
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