George Lifschitz
Military
Back row, left to right...
• John Beyer, bombardier
• Vance Cridling, navigator
• John Bales, co-pilot
• Roger Leister, pilot
Front row, left to right...
• Darlton Pontius, engineer
• Neil Matzek, waist gunner
• Philip Snyder, nose gunner
• Ernest Schreiner, gunner
• George Lifschitz, radio operator
• Jess Duff, tail gunner
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Object Number - UPL 14399 - Leister Crew, B24 42-50439, Broad+High Back row, left to right... • John Beyer, bombardier • Vance Cridling, navigator • John Bales,...
Transferred 467th BG
On approaching to land, all four engines of the B24 Liberator, Broad+High, locked. The aircraft crashed in a field in Kirby Bedon, killing 4 crew members. T/Sgt George Lifschitz was one of those killed when the ship hit an embankment, causing the top turret to cave in.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Broad+High
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Site type: Memorial
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
17 February 1916 | ||
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Died |
Kirby Bedon, Norfolk | 18 August 1944 | |
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Buried |
Elmont, NY | Beth David Cemetery Elmont Nassau County New York, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster supplied by Dave Arnett