Franklin A Campbell
MilitaryAssigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Navigator on mission to Agathe d' Aliermont V1 site mission in B-24J 42-99970 'Liberty Belle' 21-Jan-44; became trapped in flight deck wreckage during belly landing, pinned for three hours before being released. WIA RTD. MACR's detail him as having completed his tour and having being sent back to the US upon release from UK hospital. MACR 8714
Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19063025 / O-675040
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Liberty Belle
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Survived Belly Landing |
Wingham, Kent | 21 January 1944 | Survived Belly Landing. Trapped in A/C wreckage for 3 hours. |
Other Hospitalised |
21 January 1944 - 26 February 1944 | Hospitalised in UK. | |
Based |
Shipdham | 21 January 1944 | Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Returned ZI |
Returned to US. |
Revisions
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We Were Eagles Volume Two: The Eighth Air Force at War December 1943 to May 1944 By Martin W. Bowman
http://www.8thairforce.com/members/rollofhonor2.asp?perIdentification=2…
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28698284
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We Were Eagles Volume Two: The Eighth Air Force at War December 1943 to May 1944 By Martin W. Bowman
http://www.8thairforce.com/members/rollofhonor2.asp?perIdentification=2…
8th AF Losses, MACR 8714,
http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia