42-50439 Broad+High
Back row, left to right...
• John Beyer, bombardier
• Vance Cridling, navigator
• John Bales, co-pilot
• Roger Leister, pilot
Front row, left to right...
• Darlton Pontius, engineer
• Neil Matzek, waist gunner
• Philip Snyder, nose gunner
• Ernest Schreiner, gunner
• George Lifschitz, radio operator
• Jess Duff, tail gunner
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Object Number - UPL 14399 - Leister Crew, B24 42-50439, Broad+High Back row, left to right... • John Beyer, bombardier • Vance Cridling, navigator • John Bales,...
Obtained by 492nd BG from the replacement depot to replace 44-40156 lost 7 Jul 44. Named by its Crew Chief, M/Sgt Robert Janton. The name is the main cross streets of his home town Columbus, Ohio. The + sign represents the intersection but when spoken everyone called it, Broad and High. Transferred to the 467th BG, 788th BS, Crew Chief: M/Sgt Robert Janton. On 18 Aug 44, damaged and low on fuel, it crashlanded in a field at Kirby Bedon, England. Flown by the Leister Crew, 4 KIA, 1 WIA, 4 RTD. Aircraft was salvaged on 19 Aug 44.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 479th Fighter Group 492nd Bomb Group 436th Fighter Squadron 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15125819 / O-701862
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot / Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16031290
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36294811
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12043462
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32775614
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
- Site type: Memorial
Missions
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Broad+High
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Kirby Bedon, Norwich, Norfolk NR14, UK | 18 August 1944 - 18 August 1944 |
Revisions
MACR 15254 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
