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| '''Mark Whelan''' <br/>4/20/2008 11:16:40 PM 
| This aircraft was one of the original 401st bombers.<br/> I have a picture of it with a heavely damaged tail. Does anyone remember how this plane got damaged. Was it flak or collision with another plane or fighters etc. If anyone can remember anything about this plane it would be helpful.<br/>  
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| '''Donald Byers''' <br/>4/22/2008 8:47:49 PM 
| Mission 77:<br/> <br/> The crew reached the target and bombed, however, enemy opposition, both air and ground, caused the loss of No. 3 and No. 4 engines. Enroute home, flying at 2500 feet, the action of the ship made it seem almost impossible to cross the water and reach England. Lt Hess issued an order to the crew members to prepare to bail out. On checking with the crew again about ten minutes later he could not contact any of the Enlisted crew members by interphone. Going to the rear of the ship, the Copilot found that they had all bailed out. This occurred approximately 50 miles due east of Brussels, Belgium. The four officers remained with the ship and, in spite of terrific difficulty, successfully reached the English coast, landing at Manston.<br/> <br/> (Is it possible that the salvo of 1000 pounds of crew members made the difference in whether or not this ship would reach England?)<br/>  
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| '''Donald Byers''' <br/>4/22/2008 8:57:18 PM 
| Mission 77 was the most talked about damage but it didn't say anything about the tail section.  Flew on 4 Jan 1944 then not until 28 May 1944 no indication why.  28 May was info I provided already. 3,4 and 9 Aug the aircraft flew. Then over a month until it flew again on 7 Oct when it went MIA downed by flack.<br/> <br/> Don Byers<br/>  
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