Alvis W McCool Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed In Service (KIS) on 27 May 1943 in an accident at Alconbury, ground crew were loading bombs into B-17s for the next day's mission when several bombs detonated. 19 were killed and 14 injured.



Although McCool is listed with the 92nd, he was working with 95th BG personnel when this accident occurred.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Ground crew of the 95th Bomb Group attend to an explosion caused whilst loading bombs into a B-17 Flying Fortress at Alconbury. Aircraft pictured are: B-17F (serial number 42-29808) and B-17F (serial number 42-29706) nicknamed "Passion Flower" (after the Disney character from 'Bambi')- both were written off as a result of the explosion. Printed caption on reverse: 'A-25287 AG Planes 3 and 4 (later) in foreground were damaged beyond repair. The scene of the explosion, which ocurred as bombs were loaded in

42-29685

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed In Service (KIS)

Alconbury, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England 27 May 1943
Tennessee, USA Exact dates not known

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the A/C #42-29685 per the casualty list in the A/C description section.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Updated KIS event per info in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorLucy May
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Paul's source - World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Tennessee: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/305317?q=*:*

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ContributorPaul Bellamy
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Enlistment Record (NARA)
World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing for the State of Tennessee (NARA https://catalog.archives.gov/id/305317?q=*:*)
92BG monthly histories (AFHRA)

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.1 by Bishop & Hey p. 134, WWII National monument web site