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493rd Bomb Group Museum
493rd BG Berlin Raid 26 February 1945 Back
493rd BG Berlin Raid 26 February 1945 Back
Jack Rude, from December of 1944 through April of 1945, served as 493rd Bomb Group , 863rd Bomb Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress tail gunner based in Debach, England.
Ulpy
Ulpy
Lost 5 November 1944
Tail Turret of Ulpy after Magdeburg 12 Sept 1944 Back
Tail Turret of Ulpy after Magdeburg 12 Sept 1944 Front
Kraut Stompper
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...
