42-50597 Beaver's Baby
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FRE 5804
The wreck of a B-24 Liberator of the 93rd Bomb Group that crashed on take off near Aldeburgh, 19 December 1944. Image via Glenn Tessmer, 93rd Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '19/12/44 Aldeburgh, Norfolk, crash on t/o.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Crash site. Taken about 1 hour after crash. Mission was then scrubbed. Just off end of south runway. Lead aircraft 93BG at Hardwick, Eng. Probably Dec 15-23, 1944. Note weather! The exact date of the crash can be verified in 2nd A.D/ news letters. I can't find it at this time. The C.O. (Col. Bannand?) said at the next A.M. Briefing that a eng. failed on T.O. - they could hear engg. backfiring on the T.O. roll as they stood on the tower deck. Note the weather! I doubt it was 300' Forward viz. We were (I think) #3 to go and as a result got our aircraft back to parking area quickly - thus I was able to get to crash site just after the crash.' Note added 26 December 2015 : The date was 19 December 1944 and the A/C Serial is # 42-50597 (93rd BG / 409th BS)
Roger Freeman Collection
Linked to Media photo
Crashed in fog on takeoff from Hardwick airfield.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-717380
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-691639
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 19 December 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
near Aldeburgh, Suffolk, United Kingdom | 19 December 1944 | Crashed on takeoff. MACR 15463 |
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Sources
Added MACR 15463 reference from http://www.fold3.com/image/29434953/