Harold L Aucker

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media-19550.jpeg UPL 19550 S/Sgt Harold L. Aucker, Crew 5, 712th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in crash near Tibenham Airfield, England 10 Feb 1944. Charles D Taylor collection

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Object Number - UPL 19550 - S/Sgt Harold L. Aucker, Crew 5, 712th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in crash near Tibenham Airfield, England 10 Feb 1944.

S/Sgt. Harold L. Aucker was a member of Crew 5 of the 712th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group. On 10 Feb 1944 Crew 11 of the 712th Bomb Squadron was the scheduled to fly "Boomerang" (42-52132) when they told to stand down and that Crew 5 would be flying the mission to Gilz-Rijen, Holland. “Boomerang” crashed 2 miles west of Tibenham due to bad weather and violent maneuvering to avoid a mid-air collision. S/Sgt. Aucker was killed in the crash.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Boomerang
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: “laki-nuki”
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron

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Born

Mason City, Iowa

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / SO#150, 6th Heavy Bomb.Proc HQ, Herington, Kansas 5 Nov 43, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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