James Beaty
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer | 398th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 12 August 1944 in B-17 near Penn, England. Exploded in route to target.
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Lude Farm, Penn, Buckinghamshire
Crash site
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Crash site of B-17 " 42-107191", seen as of December 2016. Impact crater is the depression in the ground seen below hedgeline, slightly left of centre. Lude Farm is just over hedgeline at top right of picture. View taken looking South-southwest.
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Zeus fuselage after crash at old buck
Detailed history
B-17 42-107191 crashed at this site on 12 August 1944. All crew were killed.
A full history can be found at https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/30/a5747330.shtml
Connections
People
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Alfred Bueffel
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 398th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 12 August 1944 in B-17 near Penn, England. on B-17, 42-107191, exploded in route to target. -
Albert Dion
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 398th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 12 August 1944 in B-17 near Penn, England. Exploded in route to target -
Kenneth Elwood
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 398th Bomb Group
May 4 1944 Elwood was flying ship 107191 in the number two position in the lead element of the low squadron and Lt Ford was flying the number 3 position. Elwood said, "before the accident occurred one of my crew told me to watch Ford's shi -
Saul Kempner
Military | Lieutenant | Navigator | 398th Bomb Group
Wounded in action 8 July 1944 on Humieres mission. Killed in Action (KIA) 12 August 1944 in B-17 near Penn, England. Exploded in route. Purple Heart (July 1944) -
Cecil Kennedy
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 398th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 12 August 1944 in B-17G near Penn, England. -
Albert Knight
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 398th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 12 August 1944 in B-17 (42-107191) near Penn, England, exploded en- route to target. -
Leo Walsh
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 398th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 12 August 1944 in B-17 near Penn, England. -
Orville Wilson
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 398th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 12 August 1944 in B-17 near Penn, England.
Aircraft
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42-107191 “Peggy”
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 18/3/44; Kearney 29/9/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-K] AAF-131 Nuthampstead 9/4/44; while on practice mission 4/5/44 with Lt K. Elwood collided in mid-air with 42-102467, but ret to base, vertical fin was damaged. ...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 February 2019 16:41:37 | general ira snapsorter | Created entry with name, known as, latitude, longitude, history, person associations, aircraft associations and media associations |
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/30/a5747330.shtml |
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