42-52634
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FRE 8503
The tail of a B-24 Liberator (4N-K, serial number 42-52634) of the 833rd Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group that crash-landed at Sudbury airfield on the 18 May 1944. Official caption on image: "ISAD-18 May 44-1147-(WPU Crash Damage, B-24H 42-52634, Sudbury) PQ." Handwritten caption on reverse: '486th B.G., 8th Air Force.' On reverse: Official Photograph of Photographic Section AAF Station 595 U.S. Army [Stamp, damaged].
Roger Freeman Collection
The aircraft pictured is "Funny Face" of the 833rd of the 486th. Aircraft crashed on May 17, 1944. Copilot, Frank McCreary was flying and encountered (per his diary) weather conditions that prevented the aircraft from being stopped within the available runway. No injuries but the aircraft was useable only for parts (you can see the rear turret has already been removed one day after the crash).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-811357
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Sudbury, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10, UK | 17 May 1944 | Landing accident CAT4 damage, Sudbury, pilot Adolph F Fellmeth Jr. 17th May 1944. |