44-40165 Rage In Heaven
Object Number - UPL 50668 - B-24 44-40165 'Rage in Heaven', 852BS, 491BG
Retired from operations with the 852nd Squadron and served as 491st forming aircraft.
Crashed on take-off on 5 Jan 1945 killing all the crew.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- 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: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38281424
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight engineer / Top turret
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34636844
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39124402 / O-717659
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37528720
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31370018
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
Missions
- Date: 5 January 1945
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
North Pickenham, Swaffham, Norfolk PE37, UK | 5 January 1945 | "In the semi-darkness of early morning on 5 January the 491st attempted a mission that was designed to relieve pressure on ground troops engaged in the Battle of the Bulge. Again the weather was miserable and it was snowing badly as the ungainly Liberators slowly marshalled into position around the North Pick perimeter track. A green light from the tower and the first B-24, the forming aircraft as usual, took off and bored into the storm. Minutes later it was a torn and twisted, completely ice-covered coffin for ten men." - http://www.491st.org/491hist5.html |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Added from MACR 15843 - http://www.fold3.com;
and "Ringmasters - A History of the 491st Bombardment Group (H)" at http://www.491st.org/491hist5.html
