44-8600
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Lincoln 30/10/44; Dow Fd 26/11/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-X] Thorpe Abbotts 27/11/44; transferred 331BS/94BG [QE-S] Rougham 28/11/44; crashed on take off in heavy snow for Hohenbudberg 28/1/45 with Wilmar Weiss, Bombardier: Leon Rondeau, crew chief-Ralph Peeples, Waist gunner: Henry Olierdessen, Waist gunner: Junior Hollenbeck (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Chas Weber, Radio Operator: Paul Pidgeon, Tail gunner: Wayne Ward (Wounded in Action) (4 Returned to Duty); as aircraft hit railroad near Thurston, Sfk, UK; Salvaged 10/2/45.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36830511
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34774244
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron 33rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
Thurston, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK | 28 January 1945 |
Revisions
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/4762
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Wayne Ward, Junior Hollenbeck, Military Records; IWM, Roger Freeman Collection; http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp