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41-28583

B-24 Liberator

  • Crew 16, 712th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force. Standing (L-R): 2nd Lt. Naseeb Tweel-Navigator, 2nd Lt. Earle P. Durley Jr.-Pilot, 2nd Lt. Lester Bise-Bombardier Kneeling (L-R) S/Sgt. John Stemmerman-Waist Gunner, Unknown, S/Sgt. Billy Espich-Tail Gunner, Unknown, T/Sgt. Clarence H. Stark-First Engineer-Top Turret Gunner, Unknown.

    Crew 16, 712th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force. Standing (L-R): 2nd Lt. Naseeb Tweel-Navigator, 2nd Lt. Earle P. Durley Jr.-Pilot, 2nd Lt. Lester Bise-Bombardier Kneeling (L-R) S/Sgt. John Stemmerman-Waist Gunner, Unknown, S/Sgt. Billy Espich-Tail Gunner, Unknown, T/Sgt. Clarence H. Stark-First Engineer-Top Turret Gunner, Unknown.

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  • Technical Sergeant, Clarence Henry Stark Army Air Corps

    Technical Sergeant, Clarence Henry Stark Army Air Corps

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  • Clarence Henry Stark, Technical Segeant, Army Air Force Image from personal archives of Ive Mae Stark

    Clarence Henry Stark, Technical Segeant, Army Air Force Image from personal archives of Ive Mae Stark

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Assigned to 713BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Hit by flak 25-Apr-44. Landed in Switzerland. 9 x Interned. MACR 4300.

Service

Units

  • 8th Air Force

    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. ...

  • 448th Bomb Group

    448th Bomb Group

    Group
    The 448th Bombardment Group was organized on 6 April 1943 and activated on 1 May 1943 at Gowen Field, near Boise, Idaho. The initial training of the air crews took place in Florida. The entire group was assembled Wendover Field, Utah. Both air and...

  • 713th Bomb Squadron

    713th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

People

  • Demo Darantos

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
    Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #4128583 'Rum Runner. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned.

  • Bernard Gurr

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 448th Bomb Group

  • Lorenz Johnson

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 448th Bomb Group
    Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #4128583 'Rum Runner. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned.

  • Harry Kebler

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 448th Bomb Group

  • Thomas Lee

    Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
    Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #4128583 'Rum Runner. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned.

  • Robert Lehman

    Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 448th Bomb Group
    Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #4128583 'Rum Runner. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned. Earlier 8 December 1943 AC B-24H#42-52135 crash landed at Wick, South Wales on ferry flight from Morroco. 14 RTD.

  • Harry Quillen

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
    Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #4128583 'Rum Runner. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned.

  • Luther Rummage

    Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
    Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #41-28583 'Rum Runner'. Landed in Switzerland. Interned (INT).

  • George Schibler

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
    Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #4128583 'Rum Runner. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned.

  • Clarence Stark

    Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner, First Engineer | 448th Bomb Group

Places

  • Seething

    Military site : airfield
    Built during 1942-43 as an Eighth Air Force bomber base, Seething had three concrete runways, 51 hardstandings of both loop and 'frying-pan’ types, and two T2 hangars, one on each side of the airfield. It was home to the 448th Bomb Group, equipped with...

Events

Event Location Date
Manufactured Tulsa, OK, USA 1943

Built by Douglas.
Delivered Oklahoma, USA 1943

Delivered to USAAF.
Assigned Seething, Norwich NR15, UK 1944

Assigned to 713BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF.
Failed to Return (FTR) Switzerland 25 April 1944

Failed to Return (FTR) Hit by flak 25-Apr-44. Landed in Switzerland. 9 x Interned. MACR 4300.
Nicknames
'Rum Runner'
Production block number
B-24H-1-DT
Manufacturer
Douglas
Markings and paint scheme/livery
Not yet known

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
07 August 2016 21:13:55 Al_Skiff Changes to production block number, nicknames, description, events, unit associations and place associations
Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=4300
https://www.fold3.com/image/28631286/?terms=41-28583
Date Contributor Update
18 May 2015 02:27:42 scooter6793 Changes to nicknames
Sources

Update
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:40:04 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

MACR 4300 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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