Benny Cala
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 14222
Memorial on the Henham Park Estate, Suffolk
Photo taken 15 September 2012, Gary Atkins
http://eastangliamemorials.blogspot.co.uk/
Killed when bombs exploded after 2 B-24s collided in mid-air and crashed near Halesworth on 29 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
29 March 1944 | Killed, when on 29 March 1944, two B24s collided over Henham, a few miles from Halesworth airfield. 9 Crew of the 41-110033 died, and 7 of the 41-28590. During the rescue operations the bomb load of one of the Liberators exploded, killing 6 men from Halesworth. | |
Buried |
New Jersey |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces