John Philip Eubank Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 13047 - Memorial to victims of two separate mid-air collisions at All Saints Church, Carleton Rode, Norfolk.

Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "sweat them in", following a mid-air collision with 42-95102, Spirit of Notre Dame.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-50703

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Worry Bird
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Philadelphia, PA, USA 11 February 1915

Died

Carleton Rode, Norfolk UK 9 February 1945

Buried

Arlington Cemetery Drexel Hill Delaware County Pennsylvania, USA Plot: Lansdowne

Revisions

Date18 May 2015 14:49:08
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Sources

MACR 8911
http://www.oldbuck.com/media/32481/Aircraft-of-the-453rd.pdf
The Liberator Men of Old Buc, Andrew S Low Jr.

Date18 Mar 2015 15:31:55
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Feb1945O.htm

Date18 Mar 2015 14:52:51
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Find A Grave Memorial# 69776970

Date17 Mar 2015 16:39:26
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Find A Grave Memorial# 69776970

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:31
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Liberator Men of Old Buc

John Philip Eubank: Gallery (4 items)

Object number: UPL 29770 - Video and photographs of four memorials in Eastern...

Object number: UPL 13047 - Memorial to victims of two separate mid-air...

Object number: UPL 13175 - Panel on memorial dedicated to the victims of mid...

Object number: UPL 13836 - All Saints Church, Carleton Rode, Norfolk