St Edmund, Kessingland

Aircraft crash site
media-14364.jpeg UPL 14364 Memorial in St Edmund churchyard, Kessingland, Suffolk

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Object Number - UPL 14364 - Memorial in St Edmund churchyard, Kessingland, Suffolk

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Detailed History

Memorial, dedicated in 2010, to the crew who died when their plane was shot down over Kessingland on 22 April 1944. Some small pieces of the wreckage are buried beneath the stone.

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-692476
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14135368
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35623918
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-697831
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 0815366
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Repulser
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29155) nicknamed "Picadilly Commando" of the 446th Bomb Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: '446BG B/24 leaving Ruhr on its way home 22 April 1944.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '22/4/44, 21,000 Ft. Hamm, smoke screen in distance.'
  • Date: 22 April 1944

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