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493rd Bomb Group Museum
493rd Bomb Group Museum, Kenneth Blair memorial at the control tower
493rd Bomb Group Museum, Control Tower
This is the second page of Debach Squadron landings at Mendlesham Airfield. 2nd of 3 pages
This is the First Page of the Debach Airfield Entries in the Roy Colchester Diary of Mendlesham Airfield
Rear-Lf to Rt- Jones, Strawn, Casey, Shea and front L-R- Schreiner, Nunenkamp, Weaver, Orr and Large. Reed is NOT in this pic and the Navigator is Casey
Kraut Stomper-Pilot R Jones (Pic from a reversed negative and take prior to naming her KRAUT STOMPER
Lost 5 November 1944
Ulpy
The 493rd Bomb Group Museum is located on the site of the Debach airfield. For the latest information about the museum, go to: http://www.493bgdebach.co.uk/
Civilian
Roy was a young child when the Americans built their airfield at Mendlesham. When he wasn't at school he kept a record of the aircraft landing at Mendlesham. This is detailed and colourful! There are only 3 pages scanned in at the moment and these...
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot, thereafter Flight Control Officer | 100th Bomb Group
Reg Holliday served as a co-pilot with the 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, flying missions out of Thorpe Abbotts, England, Dec. 1943-May 1944. Upon completion of his combat service he was trained for Flight Control Officer duty and was assigned...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 18/7/44; Kearney 26/7/44; Grenier 7/8/44; Assigned 861BS/493BG Debach 9/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 8/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Dallas 26/6/44; Langley 24/7/44; Dow Fd 5/8/44; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-U] Thorpe Abbotts 7/8/44; Assigned next to 863BS/493BG, converted into a Pathfinder (PFF) plane. 44-8156 came to the 493rd BG in November 44, transferring from the 34th...
