Errol A Self
MilitaryAssigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. B-24H 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: AM, 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 |
Missouri, USA | 22 March 1916 | |
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 |
13 October 2012 | ||
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||
Buried |
Goodman, MO 64843, USA | Ashes were scattered on his farm in Goodman MO. | |
Based |
Hethel | 29 April 1944 | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
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