42-97997 Honorable Patches

media-30025.jpeg UPL 30025

452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

Object Number - UPL 30025

Delivered Dallas 27/4/44; Kearney 2/6/44; Hunter 8/6/44; Kearney 19/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-J] Lavenham 4/7/44; crashed 2 miles East Framlingham 25/11/44 8 x RTD, 1 x KIA ( pilot 1Lt Loye J Lauraine ), Salvaged. HONORABLE PATCHES.



"lost it's entire rudder and about a third of the vertical stabilizer on one mission"*



"Battle damage from another mission required the ground crew to replace the entire outboard section of the right wing. My father (Pfc George W Brooke) and his Crew Chief (S/Sgt Orville D Myers) completed the repair work in 2.5 hours"*



*Comments of George W Brooke recorded by his son, Jeff Brooke.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

George W Brooke

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class
  • Role/Job: Ground Crew

William K Jennings

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Loye James Lauraine

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-750628
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Jerome Daniel Moderski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-692506
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Orville R Myers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

DFW International Airport (DFW), 2400 Aviation Dr, DFW Airport, TX 75261, USA 27 April 1944 Delivered Dallas 27-Apr-44.

Assigned

Lavenham, Sudbury CO10, UK 4 July 1944 Assigned 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF.

Crashed

2 miles east Framlingham, Woodbridge IP13, UK 25 November 1944 Mission to Merseburg/Leuna, Germany severely damaged by flak, with some control cables shot away. Flown back to UK, crew baled out near Ipswich. crashed 2 miles East of Framlingham, pilot 1Lt Loye J Lauraine KIA.

Manufactured

Las Vegas, NV, USA Built at Boeing.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205368555
http://www.487thbg.org/Stories/BrookeComments.shtml
Recollections of Pfc George W Brooke via his son Jeff.

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205368555

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Added connections from information in biography field.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

42-97997: Gallery (3 items)

The crash site of the 487th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97997) piloted by Lieutenant Loye Laurain on the 25 January 1944. Official caption on image: "(GAD-223-6-487)(25-1-44)(Crash B-17 A/C 42-97997) Rest." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt. Loye Laurain's Crash, 487 B.G. (Keep.)'

Object number: FRE 8515 - The crash site of the 487th Bomb Group B-17 Flying...

The crash site of the 487th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97997) piloted by Lieutenant Loye Laurain on the 25 January 1944. Personnel examining the crash are in the background to the right. Official caption on image: "(GAD-223-1-487)(25-1-44)(Crash B-17 A/C 42-97997) Rest." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt. Loye Laurain's Crash, 487 B.G. (Keep.) I have repeat of this crash.'

Object number: FRE 8516 - The crash site of the 487th Bomb Group B-17 Flying...