FRE 6748
IMAGEA B-24 Liberator of the 467th Bomb Group 789th Squadron most likely to be B-24H 42-52525 "Six Bits" which was interned along with the Lt. E.F Rudowski crew in neutral Sweden after mission 60 to Genshagen, Berlin, 21 June 1944. The Missing Air Crew Report (MACR 6234) dated 24th June states " A review of the crew interrogations on the Genshagen mission 21st June 1944, indicates that A/C 52525-G with Lt. E.F Rudowski and crew of eight men was last heard from over VHF radio, approximately 10:20 hours from 5410N-0925E indicating his fuel tanks were punctured and he would try to make Sweden on the 200 to 300 gallons of gas remaining." Richard Ford the crews' Engineer wrote in the 2nd AD Journal in September 1977 the ship made a belly landing at Malmo, Sweden, with no casualties. The nine-man crew were subsequently interned The B-17 Flying Fortress also pictured, serial number 42-37944 of the 305th Bomb Group was also interned in Sweden on 13th May 1944. Written on slide casing: 'Sweden, 467 BG.'
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Information Sourced from Missing Air Crew Report (MACR 6234). Further information from group historian via the 467th Bombardment group Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=520526354757987&set=gm.45418401…