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Military
The Colby Waugh Crew
Two airmen of the 392nd Bomb Group with a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-7485) nicknamed "Alfred".
All Saints, Upper Sheringham
In the churchyard of All Saints, Upper Sherinigham
B24-7485 "Alfred." T/Sgt Marion H. Derey was the crew chief.
Hit by flak, trying to get back to base. Their B-24 'Alfred' #42-7485, lost 3 engines but got them restarted; lost fuel and realized they might have to ditch in North Sea. Did make it back to land and crashed near Sheringham. Injured. Later was shot down and became a Prisoner of War (POW) on B-24 'Knucklehead'. Only member of crew to bail out. Plane crashlanded in sea near Westgate-Kent
Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart Air Medal EAME theater Ribbon w 1 battle star
Group
The 392nd Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators out of Wendling, Norfolk from August 1943 until April 1945. They were the first Group allocated B-24H Liberators, the first B-24 series fitted with a nose turret on the production line. The adaptation increased...
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
“Was named by the Layton crew after the cartoons in Collier’s magazine depicting a none too smart swabbie named “Alfred”. T/Sgt Marion H. Derey was the crew chief. “ (b24.net) The aircraft was badly damaged during a combat mission to Kiel. The pilot...
Crash site
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| 03 May 2015 13:51:59 | usxpat | Changes to biography, place associations, aircraft associations and media associations |
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http://www.usaafdata.com |
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| 27 September 2014 18:21:01 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / book: Not Forgotten, 8th AF Losses, MACR 16033 |
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