Ernest Warren Bruce

Military

B-24H 42-7578 'Hula Wahine' lost all superchargers on return from mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 and was forced to make a wheels up landing at RAF Detling. They ran out of cloud cover over Belgium and were flying only about 75 feet above

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Jesse P Fleming

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

David Howard Grisham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Leslie M Jones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

M D McGuire

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

Forrest R Mclaughlin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 446th Bomb Group 652nd Bomb Squadron 704th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37396078
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator; Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-7578

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hula Wahine
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bungay

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Utah, USA 1 July 1921

Enlisted

March Air Reserve Base, CA, USA 30 March 1942 March Field Riverside, CA.

Based

Bungay Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF.

Born

San Bernardino, CA, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorWhite-Knight
Changes
Sources

Arnett Institute USA. Database.

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

http://www.8thafhs.com/old/get_one_mission.php?mission_id=641
https://www.fold3.com/image/28628832?terms=Ernest%20W%20Bruce
https://www.fold3.com/record/84984787-ernest-w-bruce
https://www.fold3.com/image/628281289?terms=Ernest%20Bruce

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

8th AF Losses; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, Pg 45 (photo) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia