44-8198
Object on display as part of the unveiling of the memorial to the men who died in the crash at Bocking.
Object Number - UPL 15905 - Piece of the wreckage of the wing from 44-8198 from Ridgewell museum
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-784948
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
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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 |
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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. |