USAAF 42-107586 Martin B-26C-45-MO Marauder

USAAF serial number S/N: 42-107586 Martin B-26C-45-MO Marauder

1942107586, 42-107586 Martin B-26C-45-MO Marauder, Fate: AAIR Unit: 422BG450BS Remarks: 322BG450BS Nye's Annihilators Code:ER-? named: The Nude Prune IV 422BG451BS Base: 485 killed in crash-landing DAM-CAT:4 crashed near Andrews Fld/1mi Sta 485 England Pilot:Fair, Frederick E Date: May 25, 1944. Disposal: 42-107586 (in the background) went to the 322nd BG / 451st BS, and was named "The Nude Prude", and coded SS-N. This aircraft crashed attempting to make a normal night landing from a night practise flight at Andrews field on 25th May 1944. The aircraft came down about 1 mile from the airfield. Pilot was Lt. Col. Frederick E Fair, the 451st BS commanding officer. Other crew included, Sgt. Jack Wilson, Sgt. Robert Bowie, and Sgt. Paul Hillery. The engineer, S/Sgt. Francis V Hart was killed but the rest of the crew escaped.