464th Bomb Group
Group
A Consolidated History of the 464th Bomb Group
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42-52537
B-24 Liberator
Lost Feb 5, 1945, Germany. Two engines shot up, diverted to Switzerland, ran out of fuel and crash landed on deserted German airfield. Crew returned. MACR 12064.
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Units
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778th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Established as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber squadron in mid-1943, trained under Second Air Force. Deployed to Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO), October 1943, becoming a Fifteenth Air Force heavy bomb squadron, attacking enemy targets both in...
People
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Rosh Crosby
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-pilot | 464th Bomb Group
Rosh Crosby served as a co-pilot with the 778th Bomb Squadron of the 464th Bomb Group, flying missions out of Pantanella airfield, Italy. On 5 February 1945, he was flying B-24 42-52537 on a mission to Regensburg. With two engines shot up, they...
Places
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Pantanella
Military site : airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | Regensburg, Germany | 5 February 1945 |
| Crashed | Switzerland | 5 February 1945 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 29 July 2018 17:11:54 | Glenn Crosby | Changes to nicknames and markings |
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Photo of nose art, my Dads plane |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 28 November 2017 15:22:42 | Lucy May | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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Correspondence with Glenn Crosby whose father flew as co-pilot on final mission of B-24 42-52537. http://joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_3.html |
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