42-50437 Apassionata
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 6787 - A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-50437) nicknamed "Apassionata" of the 489th Bomb Group. Image via Robert Buck. Written on slide casing:...
Assigned to 846BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Salvaged after returning to Hethel with a 88mm shell hole through the right wing on the 9-Mar-45 mission.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-823643
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Hethel, Norwich NR14, UK | 12 January 1945 | Landing Accident Hethel/Sta 114 Cat 3 damage Lt Porter B Whittier, 12-Jan-45. 564BS 389BG 8AF |
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Crashed |
Catfoss, Hull HU11, UK | 31 January 1945 | Landing Accident RAF Catfoss Cat 3 damage Lt Charles L Leamy, 31-Jan-45. 564BS 389BG 8AF |
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Other Salvaged |
Hethel, Norwich NR14, UK | 9 March 1945 | Salvaged after returning to Hethel with a 88mm shell hole through the right wing. |
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Manufactured |
Fort Worth, TX, USA | Built at Consolidated. | |
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Delivered |
Texas, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Halesworth IP19, UK | Assigned to 846BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Transferred |
Hethel, Norwich NR14, UK | Transferred to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
