44-40281 A Dog's Life
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
A Dog’s Life amassed 34 combat missions, including six AZON sorties in the nine months it was at Horsham St. Faith. A close call collision over enemy territory in August 1944 almost spelled the end for this aircraft, but the skill of the pilot brought them back to base. The aircraft finally met its end on a practice mission on February 13, 1945 with the loss of 2Lt Lawrence R. Shannon and eight of his crew. The crash is one of two recorded on the memorial plaque in Church Street, Old Catton, Norwich.
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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: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34674937
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-664988
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35655818
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-131834
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39136367
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
Places
- Site type: Memorial
- Known as: Church Street
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
13 February 1945 | Crashed in Old Catton, Norwich. |
Revisions
Edits explicitly confirm the crash site and date using data existing entries and the aircraft record on the 8th Air Force Historical Society website.