8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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41-23728
B-24 Liberator
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The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-23728) nicknamed "Hot Stuff",of the 330th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '123728, 330BS, sal/co 3/5/43.'
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Casualties being removed from the crash site of B-24D 41-23738 Hot Stuff. Crashed into Mt Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland after an aborted landing. 3rd May 43.
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Wreck of Consolidated B-24 (ac #123728) in Iceland, killing fourteen. Among those killed were, Lt. General Frank M. Andrews and Bishop Adna Wright Leonard. Only one member of the crew survived. 2nd Service Group, 4 May 1943. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A00401-C75306AC.
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Wreck of Consolidated B-24 (ac #41-23728) in Iceland, killing fourteen. Among those killed were, Lt. General Frank M. Andrews and Bishop Adna Wright Leonard. Only one member of the crew survived. 2nd Service Group, 4 May 1943. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A00394-75305AC.
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An airman's body lies amid the wreckage of B-24D 41-23738 'Hot Stuff'. The aircraft crashed into Mt Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland after an aborted landing at RAF Kaldadarnes, Iceland. 3rd May 43. All bar 1 x crew members and passengers perished in the crash.
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Wreckage of a Consolidated B-24 which crashed near Grindavik, Iceland On 4 May 1943. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A00421-79032AC. This is actually a B-24D-1-CO Liberator (s/n 41-23728) named "Hot Stuff" from the 330th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. It crashed into a mountainside after an aborted landing at an RAF base in Iceland on May 3,1945. The plane was carrying Gen. Frank Andrews on an inspection tour of Iceland's bases. 13 men died in the crash, only one man survived, S/Sgt. George A. Eisel.
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Crash site of B-24D 41-23738 'Hot Stuff'. Crashed into Mt Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland after an aborted landing at RAF Kaldadarnes, Iceland. 3rd May 43. All bar 1 x crew members and passengers perished in the crash.
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Crash site of B-24D 41-23738 'Hot Stuff' which crashed into Mt Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland after an aborted landing at RAF Kaldadarnes, Iceland. 3rd May 43. All bar 1 x crew members and passengers perished in the crash.
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Casualties being removed from the crash site of B-24D 41-23738 'Hot Stuff'. Crashed into Mt Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland after an aborted landing at RAF Kaldadarnes, Iceland. 3rd May 43. All bar 1 x crew members and passengers perished in the crash.
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B-24D 'Hot Stuff' was on her third mission off the coast of France when this photograph was taken. 31-Oct-42.
The B-24 Liberator, 'Hot Stuff', was the 1st heavy bomber in the 8th Air Force to complete 25 missions even though the B-17 Memphis Belle wears the label. 'Hot Stuff' crashed into a mountain in bad weather on its way back to the United States to tour the country and help sell war bonds. All on board except the tail gunner were killed.
Lt. Gen. Frank M. Andrews, Commander of the European Theater of Operations, members of his staff and three chaplains were also on board. All were killed.
Joint Base Andrews, where Air Force One is hangared, was named after Lt. Gen. Andrews.
More information including the story of 'Hot Stuff' and Gen. Andrews and film clips from the National Archives is available at the following website: www.stridsminjar.is/hotstuff
Service
Units
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93rd Bomb Group
Group
93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1-March-1942 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. On 15-May-1942 the Group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida to continue advanced flight training and also to fly anti-submarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico; they... -
330th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Frank Andrews
Military | General | Commander of all United States forces in the European Theater of Operations
General George C. Marshall said late in life that there was only one general he had been able to "prepare all around" for the supreme command of the invasion of Europe -- and his name was not Ike. ... -
Charles Barth
Military | Brigadier General | Chief of Staff for American Forces in the European Theatre of Operations
Brigadier Charles H Barth was one of the passengers killed when B-24 41-23728 'Hot Stuff' crashed in Iceland in very bad weather, killing all but the tail gunner. Awards: DSM, LOM, American and Defence medals, PH. -
Fred Chapman
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Field Artillery
Fred Chapman was one of the passengers killed when B-24 41-23728 'Hot Stuff' crashed in Iceland in very bad weather, killing all but the tail gunner. Awards: PH. -
Joseph Craighead
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 330BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME. -
George Eisel
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
The only survivor of a crash 3-May-43. After completing their missions, the crew of 'Hot Stuff' B-24 41-23728 was tasked with flying General Frank Andrews, commanding general of the USAAF in the ETO to the US. The plane crashed in Iceland killing all... -
George Farley
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 330BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME. -
James Gott
Military | Captain | Navigator | 93rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 330BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. After completing their missions, the crew of 'Hot Stuff' B-24 41-23728 was tasked with flying General Frank Andrews, commanding general of the USAAF in the ETO to the US. The plane crashed in Iceland killing all but... -
Robert Humphrey
Military | Major | Chaplain and aide to Bishop Adna W. Leonard
Major Robert Humphrey was one of the passengers killed when B-24 41-23728 'Hot Stuff' crashed in Iceland in very bad weather, killing all but the tail gunner. Awards: PH. -
Robert Jacobson
Military | Major | Bombardier | 93rd Bomb Group
A college graduate from the North Western University, Robert 'Jake' Jacobson signed on with the Army Air Force before America entered the war. From October 1942 he flew 31 combat missions as bombardier in a B-24 'Hot Stuff' of the 93rd BG - one of the... -
Kenneth Jeffers
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 93rd Bomb Group
Killed on a noncombat mission. After completing their missions, the crew of 'Hot Stuff' B-24 41-23728 was tasked with flying General Frank Andrews, commanding general of the USAAF in the ETO to the US. The plane crashed in Iceland killing all but the...
Places
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Alconbury
Military site : airfield
Alconbury had been constructed as a satellite airfield for RAF Upwood and Wyton and was used by RAF Squadrons: Nos. 15, 40 and 156. In preparation for the arrival of American heavy bombers, the base was developed in 1942 with the runways extended. When... -
Hardwick
Military site : airfield
Planned as an RAF bomber airfield, Hardwick was used first by the 310th Bomb Group, equipped with B-25 Mitchells. In December 1943, the B-24 Liberators of the 93rd Bomb Group moved in, and remained until the end of the war, flying over 330 missions....
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Crashed | Fagradalsfjall, Iceland | 3 May 1943 – 16 December 1943 |
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Hot Stuff competed 31 missions and was the first heavy bomber in the 8th Air Force to complete 25 and 31 missions. |
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Revisions
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| 19 December 2020 10:20:58 | Kickapoo | Changes to markings |
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Warbird Digest - WWII B-24 Liberator Hot Stuff |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 December 2020 10:05:41 | Kickapoo | Changes to nicknames and description |
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Wikipedia - Hot Stuff B-24 bomber |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 December 2020 09:54:00 | Kickapoo | Changes to unit associations |
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Wikipedia - Hot Stuff - B-24 Bomber |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 October 2020 14:24:28 | Lux1 | Changes to description |
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James Lux |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 October 2020 14:22:45 | Lux1 | Changes to description |
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James Lux |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 31 May 2016 21:04:46 | Lux1 | Changes to unit associations |
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James C. Lux |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 31 May 2016 02:55:34 | Lux1 | Changes to unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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James C. Lux Collection |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 August 2015 03:09:12 | Lux1 | Changes to description and events |
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Website: www.b24hotstuff.wikispaces.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 August 2015 02:37:07 | Lux1 | Changes to markings |
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Web site: www.b24hotstuff.wikispaces.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 August 2015 02:34:49 | Lux1 | Changes to manufacturer, nicknames and markings |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:01 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 4709 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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