41-28738 Meat Around the Corner

media-23130.jpeg UPL 23130 A group of 458th officers pose in front of the more "suitable" artwork of Elmer Fudd holding a skunk. B-24H 41-28738 'Meat around the corner'

Standing: Lt Joseph Roubal.
Kneeling: Lt William Etheridge, Capt Fred Vacek, Lt John Provenzano.

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Object Number - UPL 23130 - A group of 458th officers pose in front of the more "suitable" artwork of Elmer Fudd holding a skunk. B-24H 41-28738 'Meat around the...

Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. 19 missions. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Epinal. Left formation at target salvoed bombs, 1 x engine feathered and some control lost of rudders, 11-May-44. Headed for and crashed Jegenstorf, Switzerland. Crew baled out. 10 x Interned. MACR 4801.

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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

Frederick William Angeloch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32220382
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Albert V Barney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

William Edgar Butt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35621166
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Andrew P Cote

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

William C Etheredge

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Mechanical issues / aborted

88000 Épinal, France 11 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Epinal. Left formation at target salvoed bombs, i x engine feathered and some control lost of rudders, 11-May-44. Crashed in Switzerland. 10 x Interned. MACR 4801.

Crashed

Interned

3303 Jegenstorf, Switzerland 11 May 1944 Crashed Jegenstorf, Switzerland, crew baled and were interned.

Manufactured

Tulsa, OK, USA Built at Douglas.

Delivered

Oklahoma, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Other

Assigned

Horsham St Faith, Norwich NR10, UK 11 May 1944 Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=41-28738&Submit6=Go
https://www.fold3.com/image/28625432
http://www.b24bestweb.com/meataroundthecorner1.htm

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 4801 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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