USAAF 41-31952 Martin B-26B-30-MA Marauder

USAAF serial number S/N: 41-31952 Martin B-26B-30-MA Marauder

1941031952, 41-31952 Martin B-26B-30-MA Marauder Fate: Lost Unit: 387BG556BS Remarks: 387BG556BS (Chipping Ongar) - Tiger Tails Code:FW-S named: Middleweight Champ Lost to enemy action Nov 11, 1943, Disposal: 11-Nov-43

Middleweight Champ
Martin B-26B-30-MA Marauder
Sn: 41-31952
Squadron Code: FW-S

First Sortie	Last Sortie	Total
9 Oct 43	11 Nov 43	9

Crew Chief: S/Sgt. Bernard F. Helliage
Asst. Crew Chief: Cpl. George E. Allard

Returning to base from the afternoon mission, pilot 1st Lt. Eugene H. Neilson made a wheels down landing. Flak fragments had punctured the left landing wheel tire, causing the aircraft to go off the end of the runway. It was later salvaged for parts.

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