Eugene A Bair

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by flak and crashed into channel in B-24 Lorelie 41-29300, Killed in Action.

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-29300

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lorelei
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in action

11 July 1944

Born

Liverpool, Pennsylvania

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6927 & Page 272 of the book LIBERAORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010