John W Adee

Military

'Little Gramper' B-24J/44-40085/EE:Z involved in accident at Hethel airfield described in Sky Scorpions p. 110-113

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

An airman inspects the wreckage of a crashed B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40085) of the 389th Bomb Group. Image via John Driscoll. Handwritten caption on reverse of duplicate print: '22/4/44/ Radar building crash 389 BG Hethel. 440085 B-24.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: 085
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

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Born

Elk City, Oklahoma

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history, Combat Chronology Supplement p. 254, The Sky Scorpions by Wilson and Mackay p. 110 , 389th BG Roster