Alvin R Kaufman

Military

29 December 1943 accident in B-24 42-7550 which crashed near Attlebridge after an uncontrollable fire forced the crew to bale out. The pilot Donald Hansen did not have time to escape. A/C was on a diversion flight from Tibenham. 1 KNO, 8 RTD.

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A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert A Blomberg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-681317
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

John Gunning

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6243398
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Donald Hansen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-806440
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-7550

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Gallant Lady
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron

42-7567

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Black Dog, Wacky Donald
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron

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Date28 Jan 2022 19:43:17
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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date27 Sep 2020 17:57:30
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Date27 Sep 2014 18:02:42
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Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.  I, p. 443 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia