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| USAAF 11th AF 28th BG 73rd BS  USAAF c1942 |
Pilot Lt. Benjamin F. Schoenfeld (survived) TN Crew ? (KIA) Crew ? (KIA) Crashed August 16, 1942 MACR none Aircraft History Built by Martin in Baltimore, Maryland. Constructor Number 1235. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-26 Marauder serial number 40-1370. Wartime History Assigned to the 11th Air Force (11th AF), 28th Bombardment Group (28th BG), 73rd Bombardment Squadron (73rd BS). No known nickname or nose art. During January 1942 based at Elmendorf Field in Alaska. Mission History On August 16, 1942 took off from Elmendorf Field piloted by Lt. Benjamin F. Schoenfeld on a ferry flight southward bound for Naknek Airfield. This bomber force landing at King Salmon Airfield near Neknek in Alaska. Two were killed in the crash. Afterwards, this aircraft was written off. Also lost was B-26 40-1381. Wreckage This aircraft was salvaged and transported to Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill AFB and stored outdoors awaiting restoration. Memorials Schoenfeld was later killed on December 24, 1944 piloting A-26B Invader 43-22273 that crashed 5 miles south of Sardina, Ohio while on his way home for leave. He is buried at Oak Lawn Memorial Park in Corvallis, OR at section 4, row 123, grave 3. Resources USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-26 Marauder 40-1370 "1370 (28th CG, 73rd BS) in landing accident in bad weather at King Salmon, Alaska Aug 16, 1942. Crew killed." August 1942 USAAF Stateside Accident Reports - B-26 40-1370 NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Benjamin F Schoenfeld December 1944 USAAF Stateside Accident Reports - A-26B 43-22273 FindAGrave - Capt Benjamin Franklin Schoenfeld (grave photos) Hill Aerospace Museum - B-26 Marauder Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated
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