B-24 Liberator
B-24H-15-CF, serial number 41-29496; at the 464th Sub Depot at hanger #3 Shipdham, England shortly after the new window was added above the ram
B-24H-15-CF, serial number 41-29496; "Ram it Damnit"
Took off from Shipdham assigned target Seine Bridges near Creil, France. Hit by flak in the flight deck during the bomb run. Caught fire and went into a steep dive, exploded and crashed 1949hrs at La Ferme Megret, 550 yards south of Creil. (7 KIA 4 POW).
Group
The 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 15-January-1942 at McDill Field, Florida and equipped with B-24Cs. The Group moved to Barksdale Field, Louisiana and acted as a training unit for the 90th 93rd and 98th Bomb Groups and flew anti...
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 388th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) - shot down by flak and crashed near Paris on 6/27/44 in B-24 #41-29496
POW
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Paris in B-24 41-29496.
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | general maintenance, spare bomber gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Military | Lieutenant | Navigator | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Paris in B-24 41-29496
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Lt. Scudday was assigned to the 44th Bomb Group, 506th Bombardment Squadron and was killed in action after his plane was shot down over France during a bombing mission.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Nose Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed near Paris on 6/27/44 in B-24 41-29496
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Killed in Action. Shot down by flak and crashed near Paris in B-24 41-29496.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Paris in B-24 41-29496.
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | France | 27 June 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 22 November 2019 12:56:17 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to description |
| Sources | ||
Information from the 44th Bomb Group Loading Lists at Rootsweb via William Mulholland. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 November 2019 12:19:03 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to person associations and mission associations |
| Sources | ||
Based on information from Rootsweb via William Mulholland. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 June 2015 16:16:25 | Bill Morris | Changes to media associations |
| Sources | ||
www.b24bestweb.com via Fort Worth Aviation Museum |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 10 May 2015 19:15:28 | Bill Morris | Changes to nicknames and unit associations |
| Sources | ||
www.b24bestweb.com via Fort Worth Aviation Museum |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:05 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
MACR 6744 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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