42-78483
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FRE 1740
My Dad's B-24 Liberator (MK-A+_, serial number 42-78483) of the 445th Bomb Group flies with a fellow Liberator. You Can See The ID # On The Tail
Roger Freeman Collection
see my entries to John Kanyak and Vance H Murphy
On August 9, 1944, the aircraft was on a mission, presumably to bomb targets in Saarbrücken, Germany. Hit by flak, it crashed near St. Avold, Lorraine, France. Several crew members survived, others perished, but at least two survivors were subsequently killed by German Gestapo in a brutal act of murder.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16088997
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner, waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-761102
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13060299
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-712459
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
57500 Saint-Avold, Lorraine, France | 9 August 1944 - 9 August 1944 | Airplane was on a mission, presumably to bomb targets in Saarbrücken, Germany, on 9 August 1944. Hit by flak, it crashed near St. Avold, Lorraine, France. |
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Sources
MACR 7385 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database