Burbidge's Bakery, Andover
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Detailed History
On 5 July 1944, B-17 Flying Fortress 42-37888 'Aces n'eights' of the 379th Bomb Group clipped the wing of Burbidge's Bakery, in Andover during a training flight, and crashed in nearby fields. Six members of the crew were killed in the incident.
Local schoolboy Peter Curtis, saw the aircraft crash while getting off the school bus, in 2022 he worked to unveil a memorial plaque on the bakery.
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-757628
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-739227
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35 579 679
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14083997
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer