8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed on 1st combat mission, shortly after take off, stalled possibly due to icing of wings. 2-Mar-44. 3 x RTD, 7 x KIA. Cat 5 damage, written off.
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Group
The 458th Bomb Group (H) entered combat with the 8th Air Force in February 1944. Based at Horsham St. Faith in England, the combat crews participated in the decisive Campaigns 'Big Week', 'Big B', D-Day and the assault on Germany's oil industry waged...
Squadron
Military | Sergeant | Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2-Mar-44 in B-24H 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for an operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Returned to Duty (RTD). Shot down 27 May 1944 in B-24 42-94946 'The Cat's Ass. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned (INT).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight Eng/Crew Chief | 458th Bomb Group
Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for an operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Awarded soldiers medal for heroic actions at the site of the crash. Returned to Duty (RTD). Became Crew Chief for squadron.
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Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 458th Bomb Group
Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Returned to Duty (RTD). 26 missions. Crash landed on return from mission to Junkers Airframe factory. B-24H 42-51110. 29-Jun-44. MACR 7085....
Military | Sergeant | Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Military | Sergeant | Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 458th Bomb Group
Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 458th Bomb Group
Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for first operational mission on 2 March 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Military | Flight Officer | Co-Pilot | 458th Bomb Group
Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Military site : airfield
Horsham St Faith was an RAF Bomber Command Station opened in June 1940. It was home to Bristol Blenheim medium-bombers, and was for a time occupied by fighters, including those of No. 19 Squadron and No. 264 Squadron. From September 1942 the airfield...
Event | Location | Date |
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Manufactured | Tulsa, OK, USA | 1943 |
Built at Douglas. |
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Delivered | Oklahoma, USA | 1943 |
Delivered to USAAF. |
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Assigned | Horsham St Faith, Norwich NR10, UK | 1943 |
Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed | Norwich, UK | 2 March 1944 |
Crashed on 1st combat mission, shortly after take off, stalled possibly due to icing of wings. 3 x RTD, 7 x KIA. Cat 5 damage, written off. |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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12 August 2016 19:39:45 | Al_Skiff | Changes to nicknames |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=28669 |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
12 August 2016 17:21:16 | Al_Skiff | Changes to person associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=28669 |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
12 August 2016 17:19:51 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, description, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=28669 |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:40:05 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 15202 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |