Carleton Rode
Aircraft crash site
Object Number - UPL 13046 - Memorial to victims of two mid-air collisions at All Saints Church, Carleton Rode, Norfolk.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Detailed History
Two memorials, commemorating crashes, inside All Saints Church. The wood was taken from the chancel, so is original to the building.
The Bomb Group also raised money for the bells of the church, and the #2 bell was cast with the Bomb Group emblem inside.
Top, Hethel, 389th BG
Bottom, Old Buckenham, 453rd BG
There is a panel in one of the windows, commemorating the 389th. It was originally intended to be a full stained glass window. The diocese wouldn't give permission for this, as the other windows are clear (excepting a small portion, which is 14th-century glass).
Aircraft

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Earthquake McGoon
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron

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

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Old Glory
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Atkins private collection.