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Hit by flak on a mission to Bordeaux/Merignac airfield, FR on 27 Mar 1944, B-24H #42-64478 'Cabin in the Sky' crashed off Pointe de Chassiron, Fr. KIA.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-24 Liberator (H6-X, serial number 42-64478) nicknamed "Cabin in the Sky" of the 453rd Bomb Group in flight. Image via J Archer, via David Olds. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Flak damaged B-24 of 453 BG during mission- ultimately shot down, only 3 survivors. 27/3/44.

42-64478

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Cabin in the Sky
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Died

27 March 1944

Born

Buried

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Killed in Action (KIA)

27 March 1944

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3554 / MACR 3554, Losses of the 8th& 9th Air Forces; In Search of Peace, pg 107 (photo) / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database