| Name - RUTH MARIE |
| Remarks - original aircraft; two engines out on Munich return |
| Mission Number - 74 |
| Disposition - crashed at Hardwick a/f England |
| MM/DD/YY - 7/11/1944 |
| Weekday - Tuesday, July 11, 1944 |
| Annecdote - aircraft ran out of fuel while on final approach
at Hardwick; plane was drifting - 2 engines out - heading right for control
tower so pilot lifted wing to bank away - cartwheeled when dropped
wingtip hit ground. 8 lived - pilot recovered and returned to finish
his missions with 467th |
| Specially Equipped - |
| Pedigree - |
| Repairs - |
| Paint Job - This aircraft was painted in the Olive Drab Finish. |
| Complete Reference - B-24H-10-DT (41-28695) |
| Combined Descriptors - This aircraft was painted in the Olive
Drab Finish. This aircraft was listed with the 790BS. original aircraft;
two engines out on Munich return crashed at Hardwick a/f England aircraft
ran out of fuel while on final approach at Hardwick; plane was drifting
- 2 engines out - heading right for control tower so pilot lifted wing
to bank away - cartwheeled when dropped wingtip hit ground. 8 lived
- pilot recovered and returned to finish his missions with 467th |