391st BOMB GROUP: Aircraft information for serial number: 43-34164
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Aircraft information for serial number: 43-34164
Taxi Squadron Serial Code Name Source Taxi Sheets
164-B1PFS43-34164IH-BPaul Clouting

Aircraft history for serial number: 43-34164 (kindly provided by Paul Clouting).
Ex-387th BG aircraft. Entered combat with the 1st Pathfinder SQN on 20/3/45, coded IH-B. The aircraft hit power cables at low level and crashed in the Meuse canal near Stein-Haven, Holland, 35 miles south of Venlo on 15/5/45. The aircraft flown by 2nd Lt. Andrew F Clark was flying on a local transition training flight. The crew of three were killed. Other crew on board were: 2nd Lt. Norman H Eaton, 2nd Lt. Michael J Hoarty. The final entry on the aircraft record card lists, SOXO CON SAL NBD on 17/5/45.