Edward E Cromley

Military

Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 #4440154. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.

467th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-50580

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron

44-40154

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Transferred

10 August 1944 Transferred from 492nd Bomb Group to 467th Bomb Group.

Other

Returned

16 August 1944 Returned after being shot down in the North Sea by a malfunctioning top turret gun on another B-24 while on a practice mission. MACR 16276

Other

Returned (RTD)

North Sea 29 May 1944 Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 44-40154. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base. MACR 5221

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

http://www.492ndbombgroup.com;
MACR 16276 - https://www.fold3.com;
MACR 522 - https://www.fold3.com

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5221 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database