USAAF 43-34334 Martin B-26G-5-MA Marauder

USAAF serial number S/N: 43-34334 Martin B-26G-5-MA Marauder

1943034334, 43-34334 Martin B-26G-5-MA Marauder Fate: Shot down Unit: 387BG556BS Remarks: 387BG556BS (Chipping Ongar) - Tiger Tails Code:FW-R named: VULGAR VULTURE shot down by Me 262 Apr 9, 1945. MACR-14379, Disposal: 09-Apr-45

Vulgar Vulture
Martin B-26G-5-MA Marauder
Sn: 43-34334
Squadron Code: FW-R

First Sortie	Last Sortie	Total
30 Oct 44	9 Apr 45	24

Crew Chief: T/Sgt. Walter Ramage
Asst. Crew Chief: Cpl. John F. Dalton

Vulgar Vulture's last sortie was an attack on the ordnance depot at Amberg-Kummersbruck, Germany, on April 9, 1945.
Slotted in the No. 4 position in the last of seven flights, the mission appeared to be a milk run. On the bomb run the flight was attacked twice by German ME-262 jet fighters. Vulgar Vulture was shot down on the initial attack and crashed in a fiery ball of flames. Only one parachute was observed. The crew were:

KIA POW KIA KIA KIA KIA

Pilot Copilot Arm.-Togg. Radio-Gun. Eng.-Gun. Eng.-Gun.

2nd Lt. 2nd Lt. S/Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt.

John D. Stroud Robert K. McCune Albert T. Hodgson William D. Seitz Owen D. Kendrick Glenn A. Ryel

O-696916 O-718791 17153109 16078285 18219250 38405228

Web reference: http://387bg.com/Aircraft/B-26%20Vulgar%20Vulture.htm