44-8198
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UPL 15905
Piece of the wreckage of the wing from 44-8198 from Ridgewell museum
Object on display as part of the unveiling of the memorial to the men who died in the crash at Bocking.
44-8198 was on a sightseeing trip to Germany two days after VE Day when it collided with 44-8813 over Braintree, Essex on 10 May 1945.
Delivered Dallas 7/7/44; Langley 5/8/44; Hunter 2/9/44.
Assigned to the 526th Bomb Squadron of the 379th Bomb Group at Kimbolton 5 October 1944.
Salvaged n/battle damaged 11/5/45.
A memorial to the 11 men who died in the crash was unveiled at Rivermead, Bocking, Braintree on 10 May 2015. Some of the wreckage from the crash is now owned by the museum at Ridgewell.
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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: 379th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35310857
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39183009
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
Places
- Site type: Memorial
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Assigned |
Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, UK | 5 October 1944 | Assigned to the 526th Bomb Squadron of the 379th Bomb Group |
Crashed |
River Mead, Braintree, Essex CM7 9AX, UK | 10 May 1945 | 44-8198 was on a sightseeing tour of Germany, just two days after VE Day, when it was hit by 44-8813, severing its tail. All 11 men on board died. |