UPL 20286
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Crash of B-24 "Belle Ringer" # 42-51195 near Florée, Belgium - 14 March 1945. Three members of the Robert Heichel crew who were not wounded in the crash. Top : Sgt Lacy C. Gilliam; bottom left : S/Sgt Rheudolph W. Cain; bottom right : Sgt Glen C. LeBleu. (Photo courtesy of the Heichel family - http://www.inexpensiveflighttraining.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=8801344 )
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Units
- 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
- Service Numbers: 10105080 and O2022747
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35847379
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38554536
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 13084865 and 2061944
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Belle Ringer
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
Mission
- Date: 14 March 1945
- Official Description: Mission 886: 1,262 bombers and 804 fighters are dispatched to hit oil, rail and industrial targets in Germany; they claim 17-0-1 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air; 3 B-17s and 2 fighters are lost: 1. 526 B-17s are sent to hit oil refineries at Nienhagen...
Revisions
Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47
ContributorED-BB
ChangesChanges to caption and person associations
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Identified the men in the picture (info from family members)
Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47
ContributorED-BB
ChangesChanges to person associations
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Identified the men in the picture (info from family members)
Date: 30 Jan 2016 14:09:32
ContributorED-BB
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, aircraft associations and mission associations
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