8th Air Force
Command
41-28745
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 486BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 733BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Brunswick. Shot down flak went down 2km west of Salzdahlum, four chutes seen, one on fire 8-May-44. 3 x POW, 7 x KIA. MACR 4590.
Service
Units
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453rd Bomb Group
Group
As well as strategic bombardment missions, the 453rd Bomb Group also ferried cargo on two occasions. They hauled petrol, blankets, and rations to France in September 1944 and dropped ammunition, food and medical supplies near Wesel during the airborne... -
486th Bomb Group
Group
The 486th Bomb Group flew both B-24s and B-17s, swapping from the former aircraft to the latter in late July 1944 after 49 missions. In total the Group flew 292 missions during the war and remarkably the 834th Bomb Squadron lost no aircraft or... -
733rd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Myron Cetwinski
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 453rd Bomb Group
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-24 #4128745. Killed in Action (KIA). PH -
Maurice Chapman
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 453rd Bomb Group
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-24 #4128745. Killed in Action (KIA). PH -
Raymond Czeslawki
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 453rd Bomb Group
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-24 41-28745. Killed in Action (KIA). Awards: PH. -
George Evans
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 453rd Bomb Group
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-24 #4128745. Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
George Granko
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 453rd Bomb Group
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-24 #4128745. Killed in Action (KIA). PH -
Oscar Lindberg
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 453rd Bomb Group
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-24 #4128745. Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
Arthur McCormick
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 453rd Bomb Group
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-24 41-28745. Killed in Action (KIA). Was awarded the Purple Heart. -
James Moore
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 453rd Bomb Group
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-24 #4128745. Killed in Action (KIA). PH -
Fred Parker
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 453rd Bomb Group
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-24 #4128745. Killed in Action (KIA). PH -
Billy Williamson
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 453rd Bomb Group
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-24 #4128745. Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Places
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Old Buckenham
Military site : airfield
Allocated to the Eighth Air Force as a bomber base in 1942, Old Buckenham was built during 1942-43 with three concrete runways, 50 loop hardstandings and two dispersed T2 hangars. The station was the exclusive home for the 453rd Bomb Group, equipped... -
Sudbury (Acton)
Military site : airfield
Situated between the villages of Great Waldingfield and Acton, the airfield was used by the 486th Bomb Group from March 1944 to August 1945. Facilities for administrative offices for the Combat Wing were also made available here and along with barrack...
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 | Sudbury CO10, UK | 1943 |
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Assigned to 486BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Transferred | Old Buckenham, UK | 1944 |
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Transferred to 733BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Crashed | Old Buckenham, UK | 27 April 1944 |
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Taxiing accident 27-Apr-44 at Old Buckenham. |
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| Crashed | Salzdahlum, 38302 Wolfenbüttel, Germany | 8 May 1944 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Brunswick. Shot down flak went down 2km west of Salzdahlum, four chutes seen, one on fire 8-May-44. 3 x POW, 7 x KIA. MACR 4590. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 18 August 2016 18:12:52 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, markings, description, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
| Sources | ||
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=41-28745 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:05 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
MACR 4590 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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