Benny Cala

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-14222.jpeg UPL 14222 Memorial on the Henham Park Estate, Suffolk

Photo taken 15 September 2012, Gary Atkins
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Object Number - UPL 14222 - Memorial on the Henham Park Estate, Suffolk

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Arizona Rambler
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

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

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