41-28667 Jayhawker

media-23050.jpeg UPL 23050 Consolidated B-24H-5-DT, s/n 41-28667, 7V-F "Jayhawker" (a/c without circle-K on rudder), 752nd BS 458th BG, march 1944.

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Object Number - UPL 23050 - Consolidated B-24H-5-DT, s/n 41-28667, 7V-F "Jayhawker" (a/c without circle-K on rudder), 752nd BS 458th BG, march 1944.

Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Tutow, Germany. E/A seen to hit #3 engine which was successfully feathered. Failed to keep up with formation despite jettisoning bombs and headed for neutral territory. Landed at Vasteras, Sweden 14 May 44 10 x interned (INT). MACR 3835.

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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.'

458th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Walter F Bogdanowicz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Eugene R Bonner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Fred L Buckner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-811002
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Oscar L Chambers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner

Walter E Mangerich

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-747292
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Missions

Revisions

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Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
Sources

https://www.458bg.com/MissionPDFs/458-004-06Mar44.pdf

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Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
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https://www.458bg.com/MissionPDFs/458-003-05Mar44.pdf

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Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
Sources

https://www.458bg.com/MissionPDFs/458-002-03Mar44.pdf

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Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
Sources

https://www.458bg.com/MissionPDFs/458-001-02Mar44.pdf

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ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to production block number, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations, place associations and mission associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/29624842
http://www.b24bestweb.com/jayhawker3.htm
http://www.b24bestweb.com/jayhawker2.htm

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ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

MACR 3835 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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