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B-24 Liberator
Memorial on the Henham Park Estate, Suffolk
Carl Jackson Mead
Carl Jackson Mead memorial bench, Licking Co, Ohio
William R Bloom
29 March 1944, two B24s collided over Henham, a few miles from Halesworth airfield. 9 Crew of the 41-110033 died, and 7 of the 41-28590. During the rescue operations the bomb load of one of the Liberators exploded, killing 6 men from Halesworth
B-24 Liberator
29 March 1944, two B24s collided over Henham, a few miles from Halesworth airfield. 9 Crew of the 41-110033 died, and 7 of the 41-28590. During the rescue operations the bomb load of one of the Liberators exploded, killing 6 men from Halesworth.
Group
93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1-March-1942 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. On 15-May-1942 the Group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida to continue advanced flight training and also to fly anti-submarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico; they...
Squadron
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Involved in a mid-air collision during form-up on a mission to Brunswick, GA on 29 Mar 1944 an crashed at Henham, Suffolk in B-24H 41-28590. RTD.
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Involved in a mid-air collision during form-up on a mission to Brunswick, GA on 29 Mar 1944 and crashed at Henham, Suffolk in B-24H 41-28590. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Corporal | 56th Fighter Group
Killed when bombs exploded after 2 B-24s collided in mid-air and crashed near Halesworth on 29 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 93rd Bomb Group
Involved in a mid-air collision during form-up on a mission to Brunswick, GA on 29 Mar 1944 and crashed at Henham, Suffolk in B-24H #41-28590. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Sergeant | Fire Fighter
One of two, 2010th EAFFP firefighters who were killed while engaged in firefighting and rescue operations when two Liberators, which had collided in mid-air crashed when to the ground 4 miles east of Halesworth Airbase, England.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 93rd Bomb Group
Involved in a mid-air collision during form-up on a mission to Brunswick, GA on 29 Mar 1944 an crashed at Henham, Suffolk in B-24H #41-28590. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 93rd Bomb Group
Involved in a mid-air collision during form-up on a mission to Brunswick, GA on 29 Mar 1944 and crashed at Henham, Suffolk in B-24H #41-28590. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 93rd Bomb Group
Involved in a mid-air collision during form-up on a mission to Brunswick, GA on 29 Mar 1944 an crashed at Henham, Suffolk in B-24H #41-28590. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 56th Fighter Group
Killed when bombs exploded after 2 B-24s collided in mid-air and crashed near Halesworth. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Involved in a mid-air collision during form-up on a mission to Brunswick, GA on 29 Mar 1944 an crashed at Henham, Suffolk in B-24H 41-28590. RTD.
Military site : airfield
Planned as an RAF bomber airfield, Hardwick was used first by the 310th Bomb Group, equipped with B-25 Mitchells. In December 1943, the B-24 Liberators of the 93rd Bomb Group moved in, and remained until the end of the war, flying over 330 missions....
Other location
Other location
Crash site
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Crashed | Henham, Beccles, Suffolk NR34, UK | 29 March 1944 – 29 March 1944 |
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midair collision |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 28 March 2015 16:02:41 | usxpat | Changes to description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:04 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
MACR 15212 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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