UPL 17506
IMAGEGoing in, crash in Holland. B24 flown by Capt. James K. Hunter, 491st BG. Shot down by 3.7cm antiaircraft gun near Oisterwijk. Crashed between Udenhout and Biezenmortel. Fire at base of right wing visible adjacent to fuselage. Plane slid into trees and farmhouse to the right on van Iersel farm. Sole survivor was left waist gunner Frank DiPalma. Taken to nearby mental hospital and hidden from Germans while recovering from burns. Photo probably taken by Donald K. Glimp, left waist gunner on plane flown by McCormick
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Units
- 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: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20706934 / O-799024
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ill Be Seeing You
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron