42-95123 So round, so firm, so fully packed 6x w

media-21092.jpeg UPL 21092 42-95123 So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed 6X W B24H was assigned to the Burdekin crew. On 27 Aug 1944, being flown by a different crew, she crashed on take-off with a full bomb load from North Pickenham-Salvaged. Harold W Burdekin collection

Harold W. Burdekin Records & 491st.org

Object Number - UPL 21092 - 42-95123 So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed 6X W B24H was assigned to the Burdekin crew. On 27 Aug 1944, being flown by a different crew, she...

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A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert C Bacher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Edwin J Bockrath

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group

Howard A Bundick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group

Harold W Burdekin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Flight Instructor

Joseph C Callahan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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