41-29340 Yankee Buzz Bomb

media-14081.jpeg UPL 14081 B-24H-15-CF, serial number 41-29340

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Object Number - UPL 14081 - B-24H-15-CF, serial number 41-29340

On 7 October 1944, two of the aircraft's engines failed as it headed off on a mission. The pilot, Albert Grice ordered his crew to bail out before he risked landing the aircraft.



Seven men jumped, six landed safely but the parachute of gunner Sergeant Edward J Mire failed to open and he was killed.



There is now a plaque near to where the aircraft landed that was dedicated to the memory of Mire on 7 October 2016, by Derick Grey who witnessed the event as a 10 year old boy.

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-717-025
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier/Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-747169
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: British
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18232670 / O-705233
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Edward Joseph Mire Jr
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38495346
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

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Forced landing

7 October 1944

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