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 458BG re-assigned to 703BS, 445BG, 8AF USAAF as a replacement aircraft. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Friedrickshafen left formation under control on reciprocal course, hit by 3 x Fw190 fighters causing fire in bomb bay, most of crew baled before explosion. 1 x EVD, 5 x POW, 4 x KIA [1 x chute failed to open, remaining 3 killed in explosion]. MACR 3324.
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 445th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Tibenham, Norfolk. The crews' first mission was bombing U-boat installations at Kiel on 13 December 1943. The Group continued to hit strategic targets in Germany, including the aircraft components factory...
Group
The 458th Bomb Group (H) entered combat with the 8th Air Force in February 1944. Based at Horsham St. Faith in England, the combat crews participated in the decisive Campaigns 'Big Week', 'Big B', D-Day and the assault on Germany's oil industry waged...
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 445th Bomb Group
Fire developed in the bomb bay in B-24H #41-28666 on a mission to Friedrichshafen, GR on 18 March 1944 and the a/c exploded in mid-air and crashed N of St Lucien, FR. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 445th Bomb Group
Fire developed in the bomb bay in B-24H #41-28666 on a mission to Friedrichshafen, GR on 18 March 1944 and the a/c exploded in mid-air and crashed N of St Lucien, FR. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 445th Bomb Group
Fire developed in the bomb bay in B-24H #41-28666 on a mission to Friedrichshafen, GR on 18 March 1944 and the a/c exploded in mid-air and crashed N of St Lucien, FR. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 445th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-24 #4129123 'Big Joe. ' Returned to base. Fire developed in the bomb bay in B-24H #41-28666 on a mission to Friedrichshafen, GR on 18 March 1944 and the a/c exploded in mid-air and crashed N of St Lucien, FR. Prisoner of...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 445th Bomb Group
Fire developed in the bomb bay in B-24H #41-28666 on a mission to Friedrichshafen, GR on 18 March 1944 and the a/c exploded in mid-air and crashed N of St Lucien, FR. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 445th Bomb Group
Fire developed in the bomb bay in B-24H 41-28666 on a mission to Friedrichshafen, GR on 18 March 1944 and the a/c exploded in mid-air and crashed N of St Lucien, FR. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 445th Bomb Group
Fire developed in the bomb bay in B-24H #41-28666 on a mission to Friedrichshafen, GR on 18 March 1944 and the a/c exploded in mid-air and crashed N of St Lucien, FR. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 445th Bomb Group
Fire developed in the bomb bay in B-24H #41-28666 on a mission to Friedrichshafen, GR on 18 March 1944 and the a/c exploded in mid-air and crashed N of St Lucien, FR. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 445th Bomb Group
Fire developed in the bomb bay in B-24H #41-28666 on a mission to Friedrichshafen, GR on 18 March 1944 and the a/c exploded in mid-air and crashed N of St Lucien, FR. Killed in Action (KIA).
PH
Military | Corporal | Radio Operator | 445th Bomb Group
Fire developed in the bomb bay in B-24H 41-28666 on a mission to Friedrichshafen on 18 March 1944 and the a/c exploded in mid-air and crashed N of St Lucien. Prisoner of War (POW).
Award: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
18 March 1944
The German aircraft industries and aie depots are the main objectives of this mission. A combined total of 738 heavy bombers from 1st, 2nd and 3rd Air Divisions are despatched to bomb the German aircraft industries at Oberpfaffenhofen and...
Military site : airfield
Tibenham was built in 1941-1942 by W and C French Ltd with a standard 2,000 yard main runway, and two other runways both 1,400 feet in length. Accommodation was provided for a full USAAF heavy bomber group in dispersed sites. Personnel of the 320th...
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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Enroute to England | Scotland | 29 January 1944 – 8 February 1944 |
Made the northern Atlantic crossing. |
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Assigned | Tibenham, Norwich NR16, UK | 12 February 1944 – 18 March 1944 |
Assigned 703BS, 445BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed | NE of Paris, France | 18 March 1944 |
Lost on mission to bomb the Dornier Werke & Mayback Motorenbau factory in Friedrichshafen, Germany. MACR #3334 |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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07 February 2020 15:48:44 | phil marchese | Changes to production block number and markings |
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Marchese, B-24 Identification Tool, 2000; Doulglas underside pattern. |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
12 August 2016 13:00:34 | Al_Skiff | Changes to description and unit associations |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
12 August 2016 12:55:45 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations, place associations and mission associations |
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08 May 2015 21:31:40 | B24Mike | Changes to production block number, nicknames, markings and events |
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Aircraft Record card and mission load list data from the National Archives. |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:40:05 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 3334 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |