Military
42-31926 JD-G, "LOVELL'S HOVEL" hit by flak immediately after bombs away; later observed spiraling down with flames pouring from all parts of aircraft; four chutes emerged, with one on fire; crashed near Wavrans-sur-Ternoise, a very small village, near a larger town called St Pol-sur-Ternoise, France. MACR 3242 Killed in Action
Group
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 6/1/44; Kearney 14/1/44; Homestead 27/1/44; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-G] Grafton Underwood 19/2/44; Missing in Action Watten V-site at Wizernes 19/3/44 with Jim Lovell, Co-pilot: Walt Brookings, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Calvin...
19 March 1944
V-Weapon sites in France are the targets for this mission. A combined force of 193 B-17s of 1st and 3rd Air Divisions are despatched. Mission Summary follows:
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Military site : airfield
Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Houston, Texas, USA | |
| Killed in Action (KIA) | France | 19 March 1944 |
| Buried | Texas, USA | |
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Final Resting Place or Memorial: Texas |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 23 May 2015 00:02:44 | bombercommand | Changes to surname, middlename, suffix, biography, awards, events, place associations and mission associations |
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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5958 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:14:31 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
MACR 3242 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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