556TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, MEDIUM

Middleweight Champ
Martin B-26B-30-MA Marauder
Sn: 41-31952
Squadron Code: FW-S

First Sortie
Last Sortie
Total
9 Oct 43
11 Nov 43
9

Crew Chief: S/Sgt. Bernard F. Helliage
Asst. Crew Chief: Cpl. George E. Allard

        Returning to base from the afternoon mission, pilot 1st Lt. Eugene H. Neilson made a wheels down landing. Flak fragments had punctured the left landing wheel tire, causing the aircraft to go off the end of the runway. It was later salvaged for parts.