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B-24 Liberator
B-24 Serial 41-28713 of 389th Bomber Group / 564th Bomber Squadron, short on fuel on return from the mission of 11 July 1944 to the Munich marshalling yards. The plane exploded and crashed near Noyelles-lès-Seclin, about 5km southwest of Lille, France (NORD Department). MACR 7491.
This aircraft did not have a nickname
Group
The 389th Bomb Group, known in more familiar terms as "the Sky Scorpions", flew strategic bombing missions in B-24 Liberators from Hethel, England. They also sent detachments to join bases in North Africa at Benghazi No. 10, Libya, between 3 July 1943...
Squadron
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 389th Bomb Group
Homer Badgett was co-pilot on B-24 Serial 41-28713 of 389th Bomber Group / 564th Bomber Squadron, short on fuel on return from Badgett's 17th mission on 11 July 1944 to the Munich marshalling yards.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner, Nose Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Ran out of fuel and crashed at Noyelles on 7/11/44 in B-24 #4128713
POW
Military | Captain | Pilot, / Command Pilot | 389th Bomb Group
Ran out of fuel and crashed at Noyelles on 11-Jul-44 in B-24 41-28713 Evaded (EVD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Evaded (EVD) Ran out of fuel and crashed at Noyelles on 7/11/44 in B-24 41-28713.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | PB | 389th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Ran out of fuel and crashed at Noyelles in B-24 #4128713
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Evaded (EVD) Ran out of fuel and crashed at Noyelles on 7/11/44 in B-24 #4128713
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 389th Bomb Group
Evaded (EVD) Ran out of fuel and crashed at Noyelles on 7/11/44 in B-24 #4128713
Military | Second Lieutenant | NX, Navigator, Radar | 389th Bomb Group
Evaded (EVD) Ran out of fuel and crashed at Noyelles on 7/11/44 in B-24 #4128713
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 389th Bomb Group
Ran out of fuel and crashed at Noyelles in B-24 41-28713. Parachute failed to open. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 389th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Ran out of fuel and crashed at Noyelles on 7/11/44 in B-24 #4128713
POW
11 July 1944
More than 1000 planes bombed Munich. Flak cut our control cables to elevators and rudder. Flew back by wing trim tabs. Shippy spliced cables before landing. Nine hour ride. Flak hit Sgt Rollinger's oxygen mask and injured his nose and eyes.
Military site : airfield
Construction of Hethel airfield began in 1941, and was finished in late 1942. The number of hardstandings was increased from the planned 36 to 50 in 1942, in order to accommodate a full heavy bomb group. The 320th Bomb Group occupied the base for ten...
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Failed to Return (FTR) | Noyelles-lès-Seclins, France (Nord) | 11 July 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 19 June 2015 16:23:52 | ED-BB | Changes to nicknames, markings, description, place associations and mission associations |
| Sources | ||
41-28713 ID letters |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:05 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
MACR 7491 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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