41-23475 - Katy Bug

media-49123.jpeg UPL 49123 B-24D - 'Katy Bug' - 93rd Bomb Group - 8th Air force - 1943

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Object Number - UPL 49123 - B-24D - 'Katy Bug' - 93rd Bomb Group - 8th Air force - 1943

The B-24D, 41-23745, named, Katy Bug, was assigned to the 8th Air Force, the 93rd Bomb Group, and the 328th Bomb Squadron at Alconbury, Britain. On 18 Nov, 1942, it was dispatched on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. Upon landing, the pilot was forced to abort the landing and go around and strayed out of the landing pattern. During that maneuver, the number 1 and 2 engines failed. The pilot, 2nd Lt. Alfred Asch, then, attempted to make another landing at Little Stukeley, about a mile west of the Alconbury airbase. This time, the plane's right wing struck a tree, and the aircraft crashed, killing four of the crew. 4 Killed On Mission - 4 KIA - 6 Returned To Duty - 6 RTD. Nov 18, 1942.



Pilot - 2nd Lt. Alfred Asch (RTD)

Copilot - 2nd Lt. Delbert H. Hall (RTD)

Navigator - 2nd Lt. Oscar R. Krebs (RTD)

Bombardier - 2nd Lt. Howard R. Gilbert (KOM)

Engineer - TSG. David C. Miller (KOM)

Radio Operator - TSgt. Clarence A. Witmer (RTD)

Ball/Tail Gunner - SSgt. Woodrow B. Murphy (KOM)

Waist Gunner - SSgt. John E. Collins (KOM) -

Waist Gunner - SSgt. William E. Austin (RTD)

Top Turret Gunner - Sgt. Howard R. Titus (RTD)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 455th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 16041581 / O-53805
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron 330th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39019202
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-660343
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17036220 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Katy Bug
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Crashed

Little Stukeley, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK 18 November 1942 Crashed at Little Stukeley when the right wing struck a tree.

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Lee Cunningham 28-Mov-2014. Added nickname per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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Lee Cunningham 28-Nov-2014. Entry based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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