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B-24 Liberator
B24 42-50703, Worry Bird
Memorial to air crash victims, All Saints Church Carleton Rode, Norfolk.
Robert W Adkins Telegram
Robert Q Rollins
Robert Q Rollins
Robert Q Rollins
All Saints Church, Carleton Rode, Norfolk
Panel on memorial dedicated to the victims of mid-air collision from 453rd Bomb Group, at All Saints Church, Carleton Rode village, Norfolk.
Panel on memorial dedicated to the victims of mid-air collision from 453rd Bomb Group at All Saints Church, Carleton Rode village, Norfolk.
Memorial dedicated to to the victims of mid-air collision from 453rd Bomb Group in All Saints Church, Carleton Rode village, Norfolk.
Crashed on 9 February 1945 at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway at Old Buckenham after a mid-air collision with SPIRIT OF NOTRE DAME (42-95102) which landed without crashing.
B-24 Liberator
Involved in a mid-air collision on 9 February 1945 (on return) with 42-50703 THE WORRY BIRD which crashed and burned. Repaired at Snetterton Heath. Flew 93 missions but at least 119 mission symbols (bombs) were displayed. Transferred to 448th BG after...
Group
As well as strategic bombardment missions, the 453rd Bomb Group also ferried cargo on two occasions. They hauled petrol, blankets, and rations to France in September 1944 and dropped ammunition, food and medical supplies near Wesel during the airborne...
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner | 453rd Bomb Group
Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "sweat them in", following a mid-air collision with 42-95102, Spirit of...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer | 453rd Bomb Group
Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "sweat them in", following a mid-air collision with 42-95102, Spirit of...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 453rd Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA). B-24 AC 42-50703 'Worry Bird'. Mid-air collision on formup.
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot | 453rd Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 453rd Bomb Group
Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "sweat them in", following a mid-air collision with 42-95102, Spirit of...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 453rd Bomb Group
Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "sweat them in", following a mid-air collision with 42-95102, Spirit of...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Engineer | 453rd Bomb Group
Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "sweat them in", following a mid-air collision with 42-95102, Spirit of...
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 453rd Bomb Group
Crashed on 9 February 1945 at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway at Old Buckenham after a mid-air collision with SPIRIT OF NOTRE DAME (42-95102) which landed without crashing.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Nose Gunner | 453rd Bomb Group
Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "sweat them in", following a mid-air collision with 42-95102, Spirit of...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 453rd Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) Damaged by flak and ditched in channel on 8/11/44 in B-24 #42110089
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Crash site
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Crashed | Carleton Rode, Norfolk UK | 9 February 1945 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 16 May 2015 16:56:53 | usxpat | Changes to nicknames, description, events, unit associations, place associations and media associations |
| Sources | ||
http://www.b24bestweb.com/worry_bird-v1-2.htm, Tom Brittan contributor |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:53 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
MACR 15381 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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