41-29596 Hell's Angels
First Lieutenant Arthur Henry Vanderbeek and crew, 458th Bomb Group, 754th Bomb squadron.
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Object Number - UPL 35486 - Crew that dad was with. Hell’s Angels! First Lieutenant Arthur Henry Vanderbeek and crew, 458th Bomb Group, 754th Bomb squadron.
Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. On 23-Feb-45, while returning from the 458th Bomb Group's mission to bomb the Gera and Reichenbach Marshalling Yards in Germany, 2Lt Daniel F Hunt, Jrs crew (754th Sqdn), flying B-24H 41-29596 "Hell's Angel's" collided with B-24H 42-50449 'Heavenly Hideaway' [Bechtel's crew]. Both ships went down about 10 miles north of Horsham St. Faith, 15 of 18 men being killed.
Crew: Daniel F Hunt Jr, Charles H Peckham Jr,Wallace D Lund, Francis A Barnicle, Charles P Haskins, Jose J Luna (KIA). Ivan K Norris, Norvin K Sulflow, Henry J Hachey and Michael H Diamantopoulos baled out (RTD).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-701234
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693610
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber / Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron 851st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11136205 / O-818106
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34600254
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Mission to Brunswick/Waggum |
Brunswick, Germany | 5 August 1944 | Mission to Brunswick/Waggum. 05-Aug-44. Bradley crew aboard. |
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Other Mission to Magdeburg |
Magdeburg, Germany | 9 February 1945 | Mission to Magdeburg. 9-Feb-45 . Hunt crew aboard. |
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Other Mission to Magdeburg |
Magdeburg, Germany | 14 February 1945 | Mission to Magdeburg. 14-Feb-45 . Hunt crew aboard. |
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Crashed |
10 miles Nth Horsham St Faith, Norwich NR10, UK | 23 February 1945 | Mid Air Collision with B-24H 42-50449 'Heavenly Hideaway' 10 miles Nth of Horsham. 15[KIA]. |
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Other Mission to Gera / Reichenbach Marshalling Yards |
Gera, Germany | 23 February 1945 | Mission to Gera / Reichenbach Marshalling Yards. Hunt crew aboard. 23-Feb-45. |
