44-49529 Cindy
B-24L-10-FO #44-49529 "Cindy" Code: T9-N - on right
The Sorensen Crew (Crew #489) with Marcus O. Edwards aboard as command pilot had to abort bomb run 5 miles from target on the 23 March 1945 mission. Upon return to Attlebridge, landed without brakes and crashed into a parked aircraft on Hardstand #36. The Sorensen Crew were flying "Cindy." "Consolidated Mess" was parked on the hardstand.
AAM DB Entry.
Object Number - UPL 7449 - B-24J-165-CO #44-40463 "Consolidated Mess" Code: 2U-H - on left B-24L-10-FO #44-49529 "Cindy" Code: T9-N - on right The Sorensen Crew (Crew...
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-706007
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-834064
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other First 466th BG Mission |
Halle (Saale), Germany | 27 February 1945 | |
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Crashed |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 23 March 1945 | Landed w/o brakes. Crashed into a parked aircraft. Erwin Sorensen Crew aboard |