You should be able to purchase a full accident report from this site. I am following up a story of a B-24 that crashed near Swansea during the war with the loss of all hands. Regards Mike Farley. 1043/RF: 93BG - encounters heavy flak on way to Misturg.' Object Details Category Photographs Related period Thanks so much for your email. When my grandfather, Rev. Restoration Australia. In late June 1943 the Group was once again sent TDY to the 9th Air Force at Bengazi, Libya, for Operation Tidal Wave. Note that source, the 457th Bomb Group Association, mentions there being 4 survivors not 3. Charles A. Until December, the group operated primarily against submarine pens along the French coast along the Bay of Biscay . Command of the Traveling Circus itself had passed to Addison Baker, now a lieutenant colonel. The 'Market Garden' plan employed all three divisions of First Allied Airborne Army. Im eager to hear from you again. pix and vids to come. Well done for all of this. 409th Bombardment Squadron: 1942-1946 . Archiving the history of Walcott-on-Sea, North Norfolk, at present researching plane crashes during WW2 I have researched the following B24 Liberator 29/4/44 [one killed the pilot] a Mosquito Bomber 13/9/44 [ all crew survived] and Whitley Bomber4/7/41 [all crew survived] I am sure there are more if any one can assist would be grateful. Arriving at Tunis on September 18, the Traveling Circus began operations in support of the Fifth Army in Italy, as well as strategic bombing missions. All visitors may be screened with a metal detector upon entry. According to the plan drawn up by Major John Jerstad, now with the 201st Provisional Combat Wing, the 93rd would strike in two sections. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. And heard talk of Douglas Blundell, and the people who lived at Colgates. USAAF 93rd Bomb Group Museum, Station 104, Hardwick, Norfolk, UK Ground personnel of the 93rd Bomb Group work on a A B-24 Liberator (YM-M, serial number 42-50781) of www.2ndair.org.uk/digitalarchive/Dashboard/Index/50, http://www.usaaf.com/8thaf/bomber/93bg.HTM, http://www.93rdbombardmentgroup.com/historyfull.html, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force. I dont think this is the correct place because your dates are different, but Im looking for more information about the crash where my great uncle lost his life, and I really dont know where else to look. Pickel), (Source: http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/). Hi Richard, Thanks for your efforts much appreciated, I was a police officer in the Cambridge area which covered Madingly [ retired 1995 ] and I spent many duties on Madingly Day, and used to call in at various times,very impressive place. His aircraft took off from Glatton at 14:19 hrs on an operational mission. Opposition en route and over the target was heavy; one B-24 was shot down and a second was forced to land at another base in England. cheek, top turret (2), ball turret (2), left and However, Lt Peacock is certainly listed elsewhere as having been killed on 21 April 1944, so it is probable the museum has that detail incorrectly recorded but the detail about your uncle is correct. Oldest B-24 Bomb Group in 8th Air Force Object description Two B-24J Liberators (YM-I and YM-W) of the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group fly through heavy flak over Germany. The tail markings have a dark, vertical stripe on the tails. Feb-Jun 1945; Seymour Johnson Field, NC, Aug 1945; Westover Field, Mass, Running short of fuel and in poor visibilty, they headed for what seemed to be an airstrip. April 1998-December 2000, Airborne Weapons Officer, 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Robins AFB, Ga . Kind regards Gunners aboard the Liberators managed to force them to break off the attack. Many other 93rd staff officers and squadron commanders were given command of new B-24 groups in the European Theater of Operations. Do you know if there was more than one plane that went down there? range, it was particularly suited for such missions It even listed his rank and squadron number (748). B-24 Liberator cockpit. The U.S. 93rd Bomb Group saw action over Western Europe, North Africa, Italy and Rumania. in April 1943. theater during World War II. If you have not been to Madingly a visit is highly recommended Because the B-24s were so much faster, the Liberator pilots were forced to fly at reduced airspeeds and do a lot of jockeying to maintain the precise formations called for by Eighth Air Force policy. CPL Leon Laverne Gray (1925-1945) - Find a Grave Memorial Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24J's of 93rd BG/330 BS flying through flak on the way to Misturg. Ammunition was flying everywhere. See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below. 8th Air Force WWII 8AF HQs Bomber Groups Fighter Groups Stories About Newsletter Donate Contact 93rd Bombardment Group 328th Bomb Squadron - 329th Bomb Squadron - 330th Bomb Squadron - 409th Bomb Squadron Sgt John P. Medica, tail gunner, survived. Ramsay Potts Section B bombed Astro Romania, the largest oil producer in Europe, a target originally assigned to the 98th. hp (882.6kW). Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History. I have very few books detailing losses in that area, particularly US losses, but I knew of a few places to look online! Over the target, the German fighters bypassed the accompanying B-17s to concentrate their attacks on the B-24s. B-24 Liberator. Hardwick, England, June 1943. More than 18,000 Liberators were produced. It was flown to the U.S. Air Force Museum Gordijnen maken cursus dactylodewaele. 93rd Bombardment Group - HistoryOfWar.org The group had been constituted in January 1942, after America's entry into the war, and was activated at Barksdale Field, Louisiana in March. All text within quotes " " is from other The group became operational with the B-24 on 9 October 1942 by attacking steel and engineering works at Lille France. it here too The remainder were killed.. Hi again Roger The pilot overcorrected in trying to pull out and the plane broke in half near the bomb bay. M ore pix and vids to come. B-24 Liberator. Baker and Jerstad were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions over Ploesti. Africa in 1943-44 with the 512th Bomb Hello, one site after another has led me here. The Mighty 8th ?) Total. These sort of discrepancies are not that uncommon. Liberator images. IWM collections. Dr Wigram was our GP. The 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1 Mar 42 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. Squadrons: 328th, 329th, 330th, 409th. Colgates is very different to what I remember a farming residence but is now much upgraded. Comes to light. Have you contacted the Neatishead Museum in Norfolk? Richard. Does anyone know about a P38 that crashed in Water Lane, Cobham, Surrey on 16th March 1944? Ian had posted a picture of some of the wreckage from my great uncles plane crash. Comptons 376th Bomb Group. I would be very grateful if you have the time to look up the crash at Walcott when you go to the Forum,I do have pics of the B24 [Alfred 11] of Reed and all his crew, 8 ejected over Beccles and the co pilot over Ingham. Object number: FRE 3748 - The manual is in several Owner of the original Tom Each part is huge in its own right. PDF I List of Military Units Updated I 12/21 105 - Archives Three days later, a 730-plane force of B-17s and B-24s went to Berlin, escorted by 796 fighters. Span: 110 ft. 0 in (33.53m). Missions were flown in support of Allied troops in North Africa. It was the longest B-24 mission of the war to that point. Other missions were flown in support of the Allied advance in Sicily. - Knives (Thanks to B24bestoweb). Hardwick, England. After the invasion, some B-24 crews, including some from the 93rd, were put to work flying trucking missionsthe aerial resupply of ground forces. 1. It was with the 457th Bomb Group and was on a bombing raid to Merseberg near Leipzig in Germany on 21 April 1944, probably to attack the oil refinery there. The 329th squadron had remained in England, working with an experimental program. 396th Bombardment Group - Wikipedia AAAVG_AAC > AAC - 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group the 409th Bombardment Squadron (World War II)}} |Source=Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Hoxne and Park Farm on Ordnance Survey mapping. B-24 Liberators in formation, returning from mission. Thank you for letting us know. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24J's of 93rd BG/330 BS flying through flak on the way to Misturg. Please note that your data will be managed in the US by the American Air Museum in Britain charity. and which test area (Larkhill, Fordingbridge?). B-24 was employed in operations in every combat Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945. United States Army Air Forces, 8th Air Force, United States Army Air Forces, 93rd Bomb Group. After the end of the war in Europe, the 93rd returned to the United States to be re-equipped with Boeing B-29 Superfortresses. Bomb Groups - National Museum of the United States Air Force Compton, now a lieutenant colonel, remained in Africa to take command of a new B-24 group, the 376th Bomb Group. Thanks Richard will make enqs re the book you mention. Im sure you notice the changes in that area. Thank you. A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force.' Kind regards Google search for more B-24 Liberator images. The B-24D on display flew combat missions from North Col Preston P Pender, Jun 1943; Col Thomas R Ford, 4 Jul In late October, the 330th Squadron was temporarily detached from the group for anti-submarine patrol duties over the Bay of Biscay with the Royal Air Force Coastal Command. Survivor of the first raid on the Ploesti oil refinery complex. The 10-day mission turned out to be a 90-day deployment, with the group operating first from Tafaroui, then moving to Gambut. Hi Accident-Report.com Do the same as above. since dad was assigned to different crews when their gunner was unable to fly cant really find imformation. In late February 1944, after several weeks of bad weather, the Eighth Air Force launched an all-out assault on the German aircraft factories during what came to be known as the Big Week. The 93rd went to Gotha on the 20th, then to Achmer on the 21st. In this short video the pilot refers to it at about one and a half minutes in and we do a fly past. Just came across your website.Park Farm, Hoxne. They were renamed the 93rd Bombardment Squadron in WWII and later became the . As the German pilots regrouped, they caught a couple of B-24s that were flying at about 300 feet instead of hugging the ground, where the fighters could not safely attack. Im afraid I have nothing on that one Roger, maybe someone else has? I am researching Shazam on behalf of the Costessey Memories Group which is attached to the Costessey general library. I know, isnt it strange how one link leads to another!
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