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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B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Ludwigshaven shot down 30-Dec-43, 6 x crew baled out, pilot, copilot, radio operator and engineer remained with A/C, with only the engineer surviving the crash. 7 x POW, 3 x KIA. MACR 4177.
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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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...
Squadron
Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-24 41-28599. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-24 41-28599. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 30-Dec-43 in B-24 41-28599. Remained in A/C, after crew baled out, along with Pilot, Copilot and Radio Op trying to free the bomb bay doors. Survived the crash and susequent fire. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 30-Dec-43 in B-24 41-28599. Evaded capture (EVD). Returned to Duty (RTD).
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 30-Dec-43 in B-24 41-28599. Baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-24 41-28599. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 30-Dec-43 in B-24 41-28599. Baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Corporal | Ball Turret Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 30-Dec-43 in B-24 41-28599. Baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 30-Dec-43 in B-24 41-28599. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 30-Dec-43 in B-24 41-28599. Baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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...
Event | Location | Date |
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Manufactured | Tulsa, OK, USA | 1943 |
Built at Douglas. |
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Delivered | Oklahoma, USA | 1943 |
Delivered to USAAF. |
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Assigned | Seething, Norwich NR15, UK | 1943 |
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Failed to Return (FTR) | Cul-des-Sarts, 5660 Couvin, Belgium | 30 December 1943 |
Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Ludwigshaven shot down 30-Dec-43, 6 x crew baled out, pilot, copilot, radio operator and engineer remained with A/C, with only the engineer surviving the crash. 7 x POW, 3 x KIA. MACR 4177. |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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08 August 2016 14:52:12 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=41-28599&Submit6=Go |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:40:04 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 4177 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |