Fred K Becker

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA). 36th BS was Radio Counter Measures Sqdrn attached to 482nd BG when moved to Alconbury. Jammed radio transmissiions. B-24 AC 42-50385 R4 'Beast of Bourbon' crashed on takeoff 19 February 1945. Bad weather and instrument failure caused the crash. Other crew members killed were Lindquist and Haley. 7 survived.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 36th Bomb Squadron (Radar Counter Measures).

36th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A shark mouth B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-50385) nickname "Beast of Bourbon" of the 482nd Bomb Group at Cheddington, 1945.

42-50385

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Beast of Bourbon
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Killed in Action

Alconbury, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK 19 February 1945

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Combat Chronology Supplement, Squadron of Deception by Hutton, p. 4 and Chapter 10 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia