Clarence Bailey
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
Member of Ford's Crew. Sgt Clarence Bailey flew 10 missions, from 04/04/1945, mission #241, to 04/20/1945, mission #254. He served as a Tail Gunner.
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Clarence C Bailey
Military
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Clarence Bailey
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Ford's Crew: Sgt. Clarence Bailey, Sgt. Francis F. Burns, 2nd Lt. Charles E. Davis, Sgt. Charles B. Dick, Sgt. William L. Englett, 2nd Lt. Wilburn H. Ford, Sgt. George Hansen Jr., Sgt. W. E Karre, 2nd Lt. Terence B. McArron. They completed 10 missions from 4/4/1945 to 4/20/1945, five on Budd's Dudds, #44-6313.
Member of Ford's Crew. Sgt Clarence Bailey flew 10 missions, from 04/04/1945, mission #241, to 04/20/1945, mission #254. He served as a Tail Gunner.
Service
People
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Francis Burns
Military | Sergeant | Togglier | 401st Bomb Group
Sgt Francis F. Burns flew 10 missions, from 04/04/1945, mission #241, to 04/20/1945, mission #254. He served as a Togglier. -
Charles Davis
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 401st Bomb Group
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Charles Dick
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner and Waist Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
Sgt Charles B. Dick flew 36 missions, from 02/21/1945, mission #211, to 04/20/1945, mission #254. He served as a Tail Gunner and Waist Gunner. -
William Englett
Military | Private First Class | Ball Turret Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
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Wilbur Ford
Military | Captain | Pilot | 401st Bomb Group
Wilbur was born 6-Jan-17 and died 27-Jan-10 at the Audie Murphy Veterans Memorial Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. He flew 10 x missions over Germany during WWII and his co-pilot was Terence Bennett McArron. Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME. -
George Hansen
Military | Corporal | Radio Operator | 401st Bomb Group
Member of Ford's Crew. Sgt George Hansen Jr. flew 10 missions, from 04/04/1945, mission #241, to 04/20/1945, mission #254. He served as a Radio Operator. -
William Karre
Military | Technical Sergeant | RCM Operator | 401st Bomb Group
Sgt William E. Karre flew 10 missions, from 4-Apr-45, mission #241, to 20-Apr-45, mission #254. He served as a RCM Operator. Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star). -
Philip Moody
Military | Sergeant | Aerial Gunner; Engineer | 401st Bomb Group
Member of Ford's crew ...
Units served with
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401st Bomb Group
Group
The 401st Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire, from November 1943 to June 1945. Starting their missions at that time meant the focus was very much on the coming invasion attempt of France planned for the following... -
613th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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43-37706 Satan's Chillen'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 13/5/44; Kearney 24/5/44; Dow Fd 1/6/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-U] Deenethorpe 12/6/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 9/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA... -
44-6132 'Snicklefritz'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 9/5/44; Hunter 19/5/44; Dow Fd 29/5/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-B] Deenethorpe 8/6/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; Sth Plains 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45. -
44-6146 'Little Cheezer'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 14/5/44; Kearney 24/5/44; Dow Fd 1/6/44; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-R] Deenethorpe 10/6/44; 613BS [IN-R]; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; Sth Plains 9/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14... -
44-6313 'Budd's Dudds'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Kearney 29/6/44; Grenier 12/7/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-F] Deenethorpe 23/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; Sth Plains 8/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45. BUDD’S DUDDS. -
44-6588 Carrie B IV
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Lincoln 17/9/44; Grenier 16/10/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [IN-D] Deenethorpe 6/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; Sth Plains 10/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 2/12/45. CARRIE B IV. -
44-6842 'Little Larry'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Lincoln 25/11/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-V] Deenethorpe 19/12/44; transferred 384BG Grafton Underwood 10/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/5/46.
Missions
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8th Air Force 926
4 April 1945
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8th Air Force 928
5 April 1945
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8th Air Force 931
7 April 1945
1,200 Heavies Hit Reich After 1-Day Nazi Air Bid ... -
8th Air Force 932
8 April 1945
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8th Air Force 935
9 April 1945
"Heavy bombers of the 8th Air Force once more struck at the source of German air power when over 1,250 Fortresses and Liberators, protected by approximately 750 fighters, hammered ten airfields in the vicinity of Munich, besides attacking an oil depot... -
8th Air Force 938
10 April 1945
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8th Air Force 951
15 April 1945
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8th Air Force 954
16 April 1945
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8th Air Force 957
17 April 1945
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8th Air Force 962
20 April 1945
Associated Place
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Deenethorpe
Military site : airfield
Deenethorpe was a base purpose-built for American heavy bombers, with the Class A regulation 2,000 and 1,400-yard runways. All the buildings on site,such as the accommodation and administrative blocks, were temporary. In December 1943, several local... -
401st Bomb Group roadside memorial
Other location
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Church of St Mary the Virgin
Other location
Events
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Revisions
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| 04 February 2021 16:06:40 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to middlename |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1959 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 February 2019 00:35:40 | ptmcarron | Changes to person associations and mission associations |
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Information provided by Patrick Terence McArron |
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| 24 February 2019 23:20:44 | ptmcarron | Changes to media associations |
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Information provided by Patrick Terence McArron |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 February 2019 21:19:31 | ptmcarron | Changes to biography |
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Information provided by Patrick Terence McArron |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 February 2019 19:04:33 | ptmcarron | Changes to media associations |
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Information provided by Patrick Terence McArron |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 February 2019 16:46:07 | ptmcarron | Changes to highest rank, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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Information provided by Patrick Terence McArron |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:06:12 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia |
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