The Bad Penny
The Bad Penny
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Last Update : 24 February 2005 |
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| 9th Bomber Command | |||||
| 99th Bombardment Wing | (Medium) | ||||
| 344th Bomb Group | 9 February 1944 to 30 September 1944, Station No.169, Stansted, Essex. |
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| 497th Bomb Squadron | Martin B-26 Marauder |  |
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| The Bad Penny | B-26B-50-MA | 7IµG | 42-95902 | ||
| Disposition | The Bad Penny was on it's first mission of the day for the 344th Bomb Group on D-day, 6th June 1944, flying in the third box of the formation. The target was the coastal batteries at the Cherbourg Peninsula in France. The Bad Penny was hit by flak in the right engine and exploded into flames. |
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James McKamey | Pilot | ||
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Navigator | ||||
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