Alfred Hamilton Locke
MilitaryAssigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. B-24 41-28673 ran off the runway on landing at Old Buckenham on 23-Mar-44. RTD.
Combat damage knocked out engine and caused fuel leak. Ditched in North Sea. 29-Apr-44. Rescued by Royal Navy Launch 498. 29-Apr-1944. Returned to Duty (RTD).
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
McCurtain, OK | 9 February 1922 | Son of E M Locke. |
Other Crash landed |
Old Buckenham, UK | 23 March 1944 | B-24H 41-28673 ran off the runway on landing at Old Buckenham on 23-Mar-44. RTD. |
Other Ditched |
North Sea | 29 April 1944 | Combat damage knocked out engine and caused fuel leak. Ditched in North Sea. 29-Apr-44. Rescued by Royal Navy Launch 498. 29-Apr-1944. Returned to Duty (RTD). |
Died |
Oklahoma, USA | 25 November 1972 | |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||
Based |
Hethel | 29 April 1944 | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Enlisted |
Oklahoma, USA | Oklahoma | |
Buried |
Memorial Park Cemetery Oklahoma City Oklahoma County OK | Memorial Park Cemetery Oklahoma City Oklahoma County Oklahoma, USA. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 5473 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5473, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, 389th BG Roster