Savidge

2nd Lt. Marlin S. Savidge was co-pilot on B-24J #42-73315 assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. He and the remainder of the crew tragically lost on August 14, 1944 during take off from Kurmitola, India, on the way to Liuzhou, China. See more on that event here. Lt. Savidge was born on September 19...

The crew of B-24J #42-73315 when on August 14, 1944 they departed their base in Kurmitola India to fly fuel and supplies over the Himalayas to US Army Air Forces based in Liuchow China. Their plane crashed immediately after takeoff, killing all aboard. 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. These men were in the #42-73315 incident on...