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Memorial on Green Lane, Redenhall, Suffolk, erected by Peter Kent, who was a boy at the time of the crash.
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Memorial on Green Lane, Redenhall, Suffolk, erected by Peter Kent, who was a boy at the time of the crash.
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Little King, B24 42-50790. Named for a comic strip created by Otto Soglow
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Detailed history
Peter Kent was finishing a day’s lessons at school when the two American aircraft collided in April 1945, causing the deaths of 22 airmen.
More than 60 years after the fatal crash, a permanent memorial was unveiled to the crew of two bombers from the 446th Bomb Group, which was based at Flixton during the second world war. Mr Kent, who now lives in Pulham Market, decided to create a memorial to the American airmen after spending months researching the crash site and the men who lost their lives.
Connections
People
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner | 446th Bomb Group
Assigned to 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed when 2 planes collided over base as they were coming in for landing after mission to Regensberg. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: PH.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | 446th Bomb Group
Killed when 2 planes collided over base as they were coming in for landing after mission to Regenberg.
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Military | Sergeant | 446th Bomb Group
Killed when 2 planes collided over base as they were coming in for landing after mission to Regensberg. Killed in Action (KIA)
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Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 446th Bomb Group
RTD crashed near Brussels on 27 Dec 44 in B-24 42-51312
Killed when 2 planes collided over base as they were coming in for landing after mission to Regenberg.
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Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 389th Bomb Group
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Military | Flight Officer | 446th Bomb Group
Killed in mid air collision over base after returning from mission
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Military | Staff Sergeant | 446th Bomb Group
KIS in mid air collision over base while returning from Regensberg mission.
Aircraft
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B-24 Liberator
Involved in a mid-air collision with 42-51909 on 11 April 1945, over Harleston/Redenhall. No survivors.
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B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 706BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. Involved in a mid-air collision with 42-50790 on 11-Apr-45, 2 miles Sth of Harleston, UK. No survivors, aircraft was destroyed. 12 x KIA