UPL 13523
IMAGEOriginally 8 493 860 (C). Received at North Pickenham only a few days before the crash-landing. Crashed & burned 18 Sep 44 at Swingfield Minnis, about 4 miles N of Folkestone, Kent, returning from supply drop to Allied airborne forces in the Netherlands. Right main landing gear torn out. Was probably attempting an emergency landing at nearby RAF Hawkinge whence the 3 SAD Field Engineering salvage team operated.
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Units
- 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: 414
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron 860th Bomb Squadron