David Elwood MacCallum | American Air Museum

David Elwood MacCallum

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA)

Whilst flying with the Nagel Crew 35. On 5/1/1945 in A/C "Rage in Haven", 44-40165, the 491st assembly ship crashed after taking off in a snowstorm from North Pickenham, it exploded and burned near Swaffham, Norfolk. DNB, he is buried at, Plot E Row 0 Grave 84, Cambridge American Cemetery, England.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 852nd Bomb Squadron, 491st Bomb Group.

852nd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-40165

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: Rage In Heaven
Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of North Pickenham airfield looking south east, the technical site and control tower are at the top, 10 April 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC267. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

North Pickenham

Site type: Airfield
Known as: North Pick

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Died		5 January 1945
Buried	on T/O England

Revisions

Date13 May 2023 14:04:24

ContributorWhite-Knight

Changes

Sources

American Library Norwich, England. Database

National Archive, USA. ASN Database.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:07:01

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster