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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41-28602
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 713BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Manheim, combat damaged 25-Apr-44. Landed in Switzerland. Destroyed by crew on landing. 10 x Interned. 10 x RTD. MACR 4364/15161.
Service
Units
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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
Squadron
People
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Bruce Crane
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 448th Bomb Group
Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #4128602 'Commando. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned. -
William Huston
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #4128602 'Commando. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned. -
Alfred Maino
Military | Staff Sergeant | Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #4128602 'Commando. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned. -
Robert Miller
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #4128602 'Commando. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned. -
Hugh Riley
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #4128602 'Commando. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned. -
Lewis Sarkovich
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 448th Bomb Group
Flew 24 missions. Shot down twice within 3 days. Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #4128602 'Commando. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned. [Description of experiences on database form. ] ETO/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster -
Francis Scarbrough
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #4128602 'Commando. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned. -
Henry Schroeder
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 448th Bomb Group
Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #4128602 'Commando. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned. -
William Seidel
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #4128602 'Commando. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned. -
Jack Smith
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 448th Bomb Group
Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #41-28602 'Commando'. Landed in Switzerland, Interned (INT).
Places
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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 |
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| Manufactured | Tulsa, OK, USA | 1943 |
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Built at Douglas. |
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| Delivered | Oklahoma, USA | 1943 |
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Delivered to USAAF. |
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| Assigned | Seething, Norwich NR15, UK | 1943 |
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Assigned to 713BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | Payerne, Switzerland | 25 April 1944 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Manheim, combat damaged 25-Apr-44. Landed in Switzerland. 10 x Interned. 10 x RTD. MACR 4364/15161. |
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| Destroyed | Payerne, Switzerland | 25 April 1944 |
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Destroyed by crew on landing. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 08 August 2016 19:42:54 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=41-28602&Submit6=Go |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:04 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 2442 / MACR 4364 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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