Richard R. NORTON Jr

Single

Source : Andy

 B-24 Liberator - type D-35-CO - s/n 42-40172 5Z*C ou F "Lynn Bari II"

Macr : 8422
Mission : Maquis Saphir - Parachutage matériel à Duerne (69)
Take off 8/14 10:03 p.m. Harrington, Northamptonshire
Given on the 14th by AAF - equipment intended for the maquis of St-Symphorien-sur-Coise
Hit a tree while parachuting and crash into the mountain

 CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  Luynes Cemetery, Aix-En-Provence N°3551

Story of Cemetery Temporary 

Map of Rhône American Cemetery

Source : In Search Of

The 492d entered combat on 11 May 1944, and throughout the month operated primarily against industrial targets in central Germany. Attacked airfields and V-weapon launching sites in France during the first week in June. Bombed coastal defenses in Normandy on 6 June 1944 and attacked bridges, railroads, and other interdiction targets in France until the middle of the month. Resumed bombardment of strategic targets in Germany and, except for support of the infantry during the Saint-Lô breakthrough on 25 July 1944, continued such operations until August 1944 when after only 89 days of combat, the 492nd had lost 52 aircraft to enemy action, with 588 men killed or missing. In the words of one veteran, "the whole group was wiped out".
Rather than try to rebuild the shattered group, the 492nd was stood down and the surviving members were reassigned to other units in theater. Subsequently, the organization was transferred without personnel or equipment, to RAF Harrington on 5 August 1944 and assumed personnel, equipment, and the Carpetbagger special operations mission of the 801st Bombardment Group that was discontinued. With black-painted aircraft configured with engine flame dampeners and optimized for night operations, the group operated chiefly over southern France.

B24 42-40172with Pilot Major William N. Anderson, was a veteran of "Operation Tidal Wave" the low level raid to destroy Romanian Oil fields flown by the 506 Squadron 44th Bomb group.

Crew of  B-24 Liberator - type D-35-CO - s/n 42-40172 5Z*C ou F

"Lynn Bari II"