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UPL 16136
Unusually large bombs requiring external bomb racks
452nd Bomb Group collection
452nd Bomb Group Assoc.
Delivered Cheyenne 15/5/44; Hunter 26/5/44; Grenier 6/6/44; Assigned 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 7/6/44; battle damaged Darmstadt, Ger 24/12/44 with ?; force landed Moelsbroek A/fd, Bel; Damaged beyond Repair on airfield by enemy aircraft [Operation Bodenplatte] 1/1/45. Salvaged 2/1/45.
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-817334
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 731st Bomb Squadron 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15068853 / 0-738754
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 15 May 1944 | Delivered Cheyenne 15-May-44. |
Assigned |
Deopham, Wymondham NR18 9BF, UK | 7 June 1944 | Assigned 731BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed |
Melsbroek, 1820 Steenokkerzeel, Belgium | 24 December 1944 | Battle damaged Darmstadt, Germany 24-Dec-44, force landed Moelsbroek airfield. |
Other Destroyed |
Melsbroek, 1820 Steenokkerzeel, Belgium | 1 January 1945 | Destroyed on ground by enemy aircraft [Operation Bodenplatte] 1/1/45. |
Other Salvaged |
Melsbroek, 1820 Steenokkerzeel, Belgium | 2 January 1945 | Salvaged 2/1/45. |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at Boeing. |
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