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| 9th Bomber Command | |||||
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| 322nd Bomber Group | 12 June 1943, Station No.485 Andrews Field, Essex |  |
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| 449th Bomb Squadron | Martin B-26 Marauder |  |
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| Flak Bait | B-26B-25-MA | PNµO | 41-31773 |  |
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Flak Bait flew 202 combat missions over a 21 month period. Flew her first mission on 16 August 1943. She flew her 202nd and last mission in early May 1945 from Airfield Y-89 at Le Culot, Belgium, from which she had also flown the now-famous 200th mission. She was appropriately named, having absorbed over 1000 enemy hits during her combat days. Her nose section -well preserved but unrestored and in original condition- now resides in a place of honor at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. |
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Captain | William Fort | Pilot | ||
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Colonel | John Samuel | Co-Pilot | ||
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| W.J. Johnston | Engineer Gunner | ||
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Russell Bassler | Tail Gunner | ||
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