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Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Ludwigshaven. Hit by flak just after bombs away, causing a fire in the bomb bay and taking out #3 engine. A/C edged out of formation and dove straight down exploding in mid air and crashed at Viernhsim 31-Jul-44. 11 x RTD, 2 x KIA. MACR 7747.
"The Liberator “Hula Wahina II” of pilot Emil Berry was hit by flak over Ludwigshafen on 31 July 1944. The crew members parachuted along the line Idar-Oberstein - St. Wendel - Saarbrücken out of their bomber. Waist gunner Rudy Huddleston landed near Idar-Oberstein (Birkenfeld County), other crewmembers came down near Neunkirchen and Saarbrücken. Three of these men, among them the pilot, were shot by the SS in Saarbrücken. The empty ship hit the ground near Remereville (near Nancy) in France. Huddleston died in 1989".
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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: 389th Bomb Group 446th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11998723 / O-662430
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12087026 / O-687986
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11029650
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 458th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 753rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32373980 / O-692347
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Viernheim, Germany | 31 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Ludwigshaven. Shot down by flak and crashed at Viernhsim 31-Jul-44. 11 x RTD, 2 x KIA. MACR 7747. |
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Manufactured |
San Diego, CA, USA | Built at Douglas. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Other Assigned |
Hethel, Norwich NR14, UK | 31 July 1944 | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
MACR 7747 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database