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41-28718 Bo

media-23125.jpeg UPL 23125 Douglas built Consolidated Liberator B-24H 41-28718 'Bo' in flight.

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Object Number - UPL 23125 - Douglas built Consolidated Liberator B-24H 41-28718 'Bo' in flight.

Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 27 missions. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Berlin. Attacked by Fw190's and dropped out of formation in spin with one engine knocked out. Landed in Rinkaby, Sweden. 11 x Interned (INT). 29-Apr-44. MACR 4451.

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Units served with

458th Bomb Group

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

752nd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Louis Beckett

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

Thomas C Bell

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

Ralph Edgar Bonner

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39901872
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Flight engineer

Rex L Brudos

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 17031412 / O-72528
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot

Grant G Conant

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 11069675 / O-688723
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

Places

Horsham St Faith

Site type: Airfield

Missions

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (LL-F, serial number 42-97467) of the 91st Bomb Group, (OJ-G, serial number 42-97212) of the 96th Bomb Group and (LD-D, serial number 42-39994) of the 100th Bomb Group in Sweden, 1944. Written on slide casing: 'Sweden, 297467 LL:F, 18/7/44, 297212 OJ:G, 11/4/44, 239994, LD:D 3/3/44.'

8th Air Force 250

Date: 6 March 1944

8th Air Force 246

Date: 3 March 1944

8th Air Force 244

Date: 2 March 1944

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Other Combat damaged / Interned	291 76 Rinkaby, Sweden	29 April 1944	Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Berlin. Attacked by Fw190's and dropped out of formation in spin with one engine knocked out. Landed in Rinkaby, Sweden. 11 x Interned (INT). 29-Apr-44. MACR 4451.

Event

Location

Date

Description

Other

Combat damaged / Interned

291 76 Rinkaby, Sweden

29 April 1944

Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Berlin. Attacked by Fw190's and dropped out of formation in spin with one engine knocked out. Landed in Rinkaby, Sweden. 11 x Interned (INT). 29-Apr-44. MACR 4451.