Tennys E Wilcox

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-14222.jpeg UPL 14222 Memorial on the Henham Park Estate, Suffolk

Photo taken 15 September 2012, Gary Atkins
http://eastangliamemorials.blogspot.co.uk/

Object Number - UPL 14222 - Memorial on the Henham Park Estate, Suffolk

Killed when bombs exploded after two B-24s collided in mid-air and crashed near Halesworth.

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Units served with

Aircraft

41-28590

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron

42-110033

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Arizona Rambler
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Henham, Suffolk UK 29 March 1944 Killed on 29 March 1944, when two B24s collided over Henham, a few miles from Halesworth airfield. 9 Crew of the 41-110033 died, and 7 of the 41-28590. During the rescue operations the bomb load of one of the Liberators exploded, killing 6 men from Halesworth.

Buried

Plot C Row 1 Grave 15

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http://www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/history.htm
American Battle Monuments Commission

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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Object number: UPL 14222 - Memorial on the Henham Park Estate, Suffolk