42-97997 Honorable Patches
452nd Bomb Group Assoc.
Object Number - UPL 30025
Delivered Dallas 27/4/44; Kearney 2/6/44; Hunter 8/6/44; Kearney 19/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-J] Lavenham 4/7/44; crashed 2 miles East Framlingham 25/11/44 8 x RTD, 1 x KIA ( pilot 1Lt Loye J Lauraine ), Salvaged. HONORABLE PATCHES.
"lost it's entire rudder and about a third of the vertical stabilizer on one mission"*
"Battle damage from another mission required the ground crew to replace the entire outboard section of the right wing. My father (Pfc George W Brooke) and his Crew Chief (S/Sgt Orville D Myers) completed the repair work in 2.5 hours"*
*Comments of George W Brooke recorded by his son, Jeff Brooke.
Connections
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Gunner, Radio Operator
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
DFW International Airport (DFW), 2400 Aviation Dr, DFW Airport, TX 75261, USA | 27 April 1944 | Delivered Dallas 27-Apr-44. |
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Assigned |
Lavenham, Sudbury CO10, UK | 4 July 1944 | Assigned 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
2 miles east Framlingham, Woodbridge IP13, UK | 25 November 1944 | Mission to Merseburg/Leuna, Germany severely damaged by flak, with some control cables shot away. Flown back to UK, crew baled out near Ipswich. crashed 2 miles East of Framlingham, pilot 1Lt Loye J Lauraine KIA. |
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Manufactured |
Las Vegas, NV, USA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205368555
http://www.487thbg.org/Stories/BrookeComments.shtml
Recollections of Pfc George W Brooke via his son Jeff.