Russell Anderson joined the 'Caterpillar Club' on 1 August 1944 when his B-24 lost power in two engines and the crew was forced to bail out over southern England. Russell was Co-Pilot on B-24 42-50898 for the 27 December 1944 mission to Germany, with Roscoe C. Brown as Pilot. The Liberator crashed just at end of the slippery runway at Old Buckenham and immediately caught fire. Approximately 5 minutes later, the bombs went off and completely destroyed the plane. The 4 surviving crew members were in the waist section of the plane and were in such physical condition that their evidence was of no benefit in determining the cause of the incident.