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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41-28609
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to marshalling yards at Osnabruck hit by OberstLeutnant Peter Jenne JG 26/I killing Sgt Richard B Leing in the tail turret. Subsequently exploded in mid air. 2 x POW, 8 x KIA. MACR 2422.
Service
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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... -
714th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Carl Anderson
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Osnabruck in B-24 41-28609 Shot down 22-Dec-43, A/C exploded in mid air. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2422 Awards: AM, PH. -
James Hicks
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Osnabruck in B-24 41-28609 Shot down 22-Dec-43, A/C exploded in mid air. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2422 Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME. -
Charles Hill
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Osnabruck in B-24 41-28609 Shot down 22-Dec-43, A/C exploded in mid air. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2422 ... -
Edward Hughey
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Osnabruck in B-24 41-28609 Shot down 22-Dec-43, A/C exploded in mid air. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2422 Awards: AM, PH. -
Edwin Jacobsen
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Osnabruck in B-24 41-28609 Shot down 22-Dec-43, A/C exploded in mid air. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2422 Awards: AM, PH. -
John Keim
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Osnabruck in B-24 41-28609 Shot down 22-Dec-43, A/C exploded in mid air. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2422 Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME. -
Curtis Koon
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Osnabruck in B-24 41-28609 Shot down 22-Dec-43, A/C exploded in mid air. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2422 Awards: AM, PH. -
Richard Laing
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Osnabruck in B-24 41-28609 Shot down 22-Dec-43, A/C exploded in mid air. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2422 Awards: AM, PH. -
Homer Risner
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. 1st mission. Failed to Return (FTR) Osnabruck in B-24 41-28609 Shot down 22-Dec-43, A/C exploded in mid air. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2422 Awards: AM, PH. -
Sumner Stevens
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 448th Bomb Group
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Osnabruck in B-24 41-28609 Shot down 22-Dec-43, A/C exploded in mid air. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2422 Awards: PH, Air Medal
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 – 22 December 1943 |
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Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Crashed | North Sea | 22 December 1943 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) mission to marshalling yards at Osnabruck hit by OberstLeutnant Peter Jenne JG 26/I killing Sgt Richard B Leing in the tail turret. Subsequently exploded in mid air. 2 x POW, 8 x KIA. MACR 2422. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 08 August 2016 20:36:00 | Al_Skiff | Changes to description and events |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28600853 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 08 August 2016 20:29:06 | Al_Skiff | Changes to description and events |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=41-28609 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 08 August 2016 20:20:06 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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MACR 2442. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:04 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 15161 / MACR 2442 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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