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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The Raymond J. Morris Crew, 446th BG. They ferried over a B-24 liberator and named (and painted) it MOJALAJAB by combining letters from the names of the four officers of the crew: MoJaLaJab = Morris, Jackson, Lauten, Jaborski
Ed Avena is in the front row, fourth from left.
'Joe Kozak' [Bottom right] could be Joseph S Kozakiewicz of the 446BG. 'Mel Miller' [2nd from Bottom Left] could be Merlin H Miller of the 446BG
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446th Bomb Group
Group
The 446th Bomb Group, who came to be known as "the Bungay Buckaroos" after the name of their Suffolk base, flew B-24 Liberators on strategic, support and interdictory missions over Europe. The Group led the Eighth Air Force and 2nd Bomb Division on the...
People
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Edward Avena
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner
17 missions May 1944 through September 1944; he was most proud of being part of lead group flying mission over Normandy beachhead on D-Day. ... -
Andrew Jaborsky
Military
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Wayne Jackson
Military | Captain | Pilot
Assigned to 446BG, 8AF USAAF. 31 x missions. 5 x additional op's to supply Pattons army. Award: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME. -
Jack Kuhlmeier
Military | Sergeant | Nose gunner
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William Lauten
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator
Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 8 June 1944 in B-24 42-109830 'Daisy Mae Skraggs. ' Prisoner of War (POW). Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME. -
Raymond Morris
Military
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Donald Regal
Military | Sergeant
Assigned to 446BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD. Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME. -
Howard Saffell
Military | Sergeant
Assigned to 446BG, 8AF USAAF.
Aircraft
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42-95132 'MOJALAJAB'
B-24 Liberator
Named by the ferry crew 'MOJALAJAB' upon delivery. Assigned to 858BS, 492BG, 8AF USAAF as a replacement aircraft. Failed to Return (FTR) Tours, France mission. Battle damaged, limped back to allied beachhead, crew baled out no losses 1 x WIA, 9 x RTD,...
Locations
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Bungay
Military site : airfield
From late November 1943, the three bases of Bungay, Seething and Hardwick were the stations of the 20th Combat Wing of the Eighth Air Force. The base had previously housed individual squadrons of the 310th Bomb Group (Twelfth Air Force) and of the 93rd... -
446th Memorial, Abbey Road, Flixton
Other location
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Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum
Other location
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 14 November 2018 20:31:54 | Al_Skiff | Changes to caption and unit associations |
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Associated non commissioned ranks. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 03 January 2018 14:46:25 | Mojalajab | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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From the personal collection of Ed Avena. |
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