Clesen H Tenney Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUROn 18 October 1944 Tenney was flying as a passenger aboard B-24 Liberator serial number 42-50347 from Greencastle, Ireland to Tibenham on a familiarisation flight over Britain. Tenney was among 24 replacement crewmen who had been sent to the 445th Bomb Group after the unit had suffered heavy losses on the Kassel mission in September that year.
During the flight the B-24 broke up in mid-air over Birkenhead and all 24 men on board were killed when it crashed near Landican. The cause of the accident was never officially determined, though a fuel leak was cited as a possible factor.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32155138
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas | 2 January 1924 | |
Died |
Birkenhead, Liverpool | 18 October 1944 | |
Buried |
Fort Bliss, National Cemetery | Section B, Site 296 | |
Enlisted |
Revisions
Information provided by Skip Kimbrow, Together We Served
http://wrecksiteuk.blogspot.com/2012/02/b-24-42-50347-landicanbirkenhea…
http://ww2today.com/18-october-1944-usaaf-liberator-explodes-in-mid-air…
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash-archives?field_crash_aircraft_target_id…)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Con…
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=138573387
Birsic, 2AD Honor Roll / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia