8th Air Force
Command
41-23807
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Crashed north of Kiel 14-May-43. 7 x KIA, 4 x POW MACR 2748.
Service
Units
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44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Group
The 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 15-January-1942 at McDill Field, Florida and equipped with B-24Cs. The Group moved to Barksdale Field, Louisiana and acted as a training unit for the 90th 93rd and 98th Bomb Groups and flew anti... -
67th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Thomas Bartmess
Military | Lieutenant | Navigator | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Shot down 14 May 1943 in B-24 #4123807 'Little Beaver. ' Killed in Action (KIA). -
Michael Denny
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Shot down 14 May 1943 in B-24 #4123807 'Little Beaver. ' Prisoner of War (POW) imprisoned at Stalag 17B. . POW -
Charles Forehand
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Shot down 14 May 1943 in B-24 #4123807 'Little Beaver. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
Dale Glaubitz
Military | Staff Sergeant | Despatcher, Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Shot down 14 May 1943 in B-24 #4123807 'Little Beaver. ' Prisoner of War (POW) imprisoned at Stalag Luft 3. POW -
Barney Grabowski
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Shot down 14 May 1943 in B-24 #4123807 'Little Beaver. ' Killed in Action (KIA). -
William Hill
Military | Lieutenant | Bombardier | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Shot down 14 May 1943 in B-24 #4123807 'Little Beaver. ' Prisoner of War (POW) imprisoned first at Stalag Luft 3 then work camp 49-11. POW -
Gaylord Hubbard
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Shot down 14 May 1943 in B-24 #4123807 'Little Beaver. ' Killed in Action (KIA). -
Chester Phillips
Military | Captain | Pilot | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Shot down 14 May 1943 in B-24 #4123807 'Little Beaver. ' Killed in Action (KIA). PH, DFC w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster -
Edward Phillips
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Shot down 14 May 1943 in B-24 #4123807 'Little Beaver. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Air Medal with 2Oak Leaf Cluster -
George Price
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Shot down 14 May 1943 in B-24 #4123807 'Little Beaver. ' Killed in Action (KIA). AM with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
Places
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Shipdham
Military site : airfield
Shipdham was built in 1941-1942, the first US heavy bomber airfield in the English county of Norfolk. It was a standard design, with T2-type hangars and a domestic site dispersed to the south east. Improvements were carried out to increase the number...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Manufactured | San Diego, TX 78384, USA | 1943 |
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Built at Consolidated. |
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| Delivered | Texas, USA | 1943 |
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Delivered to USAAF. |
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| Assigned | Shipdham, UK | 1943 |
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Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Crashed | Kiel, Germany | 15 May 1943 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) Crashed north of Kiel 14-May-43. 7 x KIA, 4 x POW MACR 2748. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 07 August 2016 12:30:34 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, nicknames, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=41-23807&Submit6=Go |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:01 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
MACR 2748 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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