UPL 25309
IMAGEWreckage of the Consolidated B-24D-1-CO, Liberator, 41-23728, Hot Stuff, from the 330th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF that was carrying Gen. Frank Andrews on an inspection tour of Iceland's bases. It crashed into a mountainside near Grindavik, Iceland after an aborted landing at an RAF base. This is the plane crash that 13 men died in, with only one man having survived, tail gunner S/Sgt. George A. Eisel. May 3,1945. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A00421-79032AC.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-437644
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Hot Stuff
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron