42-52193 Bubble Trouble, Star Dust, Star Dust II

Star Dust UPL 80039 UPL 80039 B-24 42-52193 'Star Dust'
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Object Number - UPL 80039 - B-24 42-52193 'Star Dust'

Regular aircraft of Aubrey L Edwards and crew.

Crashed in a landing accident on 23-Oct-44, with pilot Leslie C Royal at San Giovanni airfield. Salvaged by 81st ASS at Bari, Italy.

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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-78458) of the 454th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 737th Bomb Squadron 454th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 15097164 / O-735764
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 454th Bomb Group 737th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32728573
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Ernest Nordwell
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 737th Bomb Squadron 454th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 19059846
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Nose Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 737th Bomb Squadron 454th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 15130675 / O-747673
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 737th Bomb Squadron 454th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 33331344
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Cerignola satellite #1

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Information about the aircraft, and it's crash found at B-24 Best Web and 454th Bomb Group

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ContributorWeary Willie
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AFHRA Reel A0944, Pg. 1808 - 81st ASS

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ContributorEmily
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Transferred biography to person page of Allen Hay, which relates to crash of B-24 42-52225

Information about the aircraft, and it's crash found at B-24 Best Web and 454th Bomb Group

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Contributorash7120
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