42-51909
Assigned to 706BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. Involved in a mid-air collision with 42-50790 on 11-Apr-45, 2 miles Sth of Harleston, UK. No survivors, aircraft was destroyed. 12 x KIA
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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: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-825542
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O2074333
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33695297
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 42027033
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35793446
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Known as: Harleston
Missions
- Date: 11 April 1945
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Little King
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Green Lane, Harleston, Norfolk IP20 9PS, UK | 11 April 1945 | Mid-air collision 2 miles Sth of Harleston, UK. |
Assigned |
Assigned to 706BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |