William D James

Military

On 30 December 1943 on return from mission to IGF factory at Ludwigshaven in B-17 #42-64436 'Two Gun Flossie' A/C had accident upon landing. Lt. W. D. James flew as an AG on Baldwin Avery crew.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

People

Baldwin C Avery

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 445th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 701st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-801489
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-64436

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Two Gun Flossie
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron

Places

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'

Tibenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124, Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 449 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia