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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41-29418
B-24 Liberator
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Turnip Termite, B24H 41-29418: Original noseart by Clayton Hutsell 486th BG 835th SQ 8thAAF. The aircraft was transferred from the 486th to the 44th on 17 April 1944. and renamed Pappy's Chillun. It crashed in the 21st of April, with the loss of all crew except the pilot and co-pilot.
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Memorial at Taverham Mill Fisheries. Remains of the aircraft are still in the lake.
crashed due to structural failure 21 Apr 1944, 1 mi NE Ringland Hills, England
The TURNIP TERMITE nose art was painted by Clayton Hutsell at the 486th Bomb Group at Sudbury, but the aircraft was transferred to Shipdham before he could put the name of TURNIP TERMITE on it. It was renamed PAPPY’S CHILLUN at the 44th.
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... -
486th Bomb Group
Group
The 486th Bomb Group flew both B-24s and B-17s, swapping from the former aircraft to the latter in late July 1944 after 49 missions. In total the Group flew 292 missions during the war and remarkably the 834th Bomb Squadron lost no aircraft or... -
68th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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835th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Edward Cole
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Joined Sqd 3/14/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 4/21/44 (Hamm). Pilot: Havens. ... -
Leon DelGrande
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Joined Sqd 3/14/44. Ship exploded 4/21/44. Trans/93 BG 5/31/44. Completed tour 11/10/44. Pilot: Havens. -
Roger Edmonson
Military | Staff Sergeant | Assistant Engineer | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Joined Sqd 3/14/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 4/21/44 (Hamm). Pilot: Havens. ... -
Charles Gordon
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier/Navigator | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Charles Gordon flew 17 missions as a navigator and 18 as a bombardier with the 44th Bomb Group, flying missions out of Shipdham, England. ... -
Forrest Havens
Military | Pilot | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
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Hartwell Higgins
Military | Sergeant | Assistant Radio Operator/Waist Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Joined Sqd 3/14/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 4/21/44 (Hamm). Pilot: Havens. ... -
George Houchins
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Joined Sqd 3/14/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 4/21/44 (Hamm). Pilot: Havens. ... -
Leonard Lambert
Military | Sergeant | Engineer | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Joined Sqd 3/14/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 4/21/44 (Hamm). Pilot:Havens. ... -
Russell Taylor
Military | Sergeant | Tail Turret Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Killed when Pappy’s Chillun, B-24H #42-29418, crashed during assembly. ”It was the opinion of the investigating board that the airplane picked up too much ice, was forced into a stall, and from there into a spin, when it fell apart.” (44thbombgroup.com... -
Hal Wood
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Killed when Pappy’s Chillun, B-24H #42-29418, crashed during assembly. ”It was the opinion of the investigating board that the airplane picked up too much ice, was forced into a stall, and from there into a spin, when it fell apart.” (44thbombgroup.com...
Places
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Taverham Mill Lakes
Crash site
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Crashed | Taverham Mill Lakes | 21 April 1944 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 04 April 2020 18:42:42 | jmoore43 | Changes to unit associations |
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Added a unit connection to the 8th AF. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 01 May 2015 09:46:32 | usxpat | Changes to markings, description, events, unit associations, place associations and media associations |
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http://www.486th.org/BS835/Munroe4.htm |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 30 April 2015 15:45:16 | usxpat | Changes to description |
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44th Bomb Group Roll of Honor at: http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/lundyroh.pdf |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 April 2015 11:04:06 | usxpat | Changes to nicknames |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 07 April 2015 02:26:18 | Bill Morris | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, description and unit associations |
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www.aviationarchaeology.co via Fort Worth Aviation Museum |
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