Edward Cole
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Joined Sqd 3/14/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 4/21/44 (Hamm). Pilot: Havens.
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Taverham Mill Lakes
Crash site
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Memorial at Taverham Mill Fisheries. Remains of the aircraft are still in the lake.
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Remains of old Watch Office at Shipdham Airfield, Norfolk. Photo taken 2014.
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Memorial on old Watch Office at Shipdham Airfield, Norfolk.
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Memorial on old Watch Office, Shipdham Airfield, Norfolk.
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Sign at Shipdham Airfield Flying Club, Norfolk. Photo taken 2014.
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Memorial at Shipdham Airfield Flying Club, Norfolk.
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Memorial at Shipdham Airfield Flying Club, Norfolk.
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Memorial at All Saints Church, Shipdham, Norfolk.
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In the churchyard of All Saints, the Shipdham Parish Church.
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At the bottom of the village war memorial In the churchyard of All Saints, the Shipdham Parish Church.
Detailed history
On 21 April 1944, B24 41-29418. Pappy's Chillun, crashed in the lake here. Remains of the aircraft still lie in the lake.
Connections
People
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Roger Edmonson
Military | Staff Sergeant | Assistant Engineer | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Joined Sqd 3/14/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 4/21/44 (Hamm). Pilot: Havens. ... -
Forrest Havens
Military | Pilot | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
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Hartwell Higgins
Military | Sergeant | Assistant Radio Operator/Waist Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Joined Sqd 3/14/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 4/21/44 (Hamm). Pilot: Havens. ... -
George Houchins
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Joined Sqd 3/14/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 4/21/44 (Hamm). Pilot: Havens. ... -
Russell Taylor
Military | Sergeant | Tail Turret Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Killed when Pappy’s Chillun, B-24H #42-29418, crashed during assembly. ”It was the opinion of the investigating board that the airplane picked up too much ice, was forced into a stall, and from there into a spin, when it fell apart.” (44thbombgroup.com... -
Hal Wood
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Killed when Pappy’s Chillun, B-24H #42-29418, crashed during assembly. ”It was the opinion of the investigating board that the airplane picked up too much ice, was forced into a stall, and from there into a spin, when it fell apart.” (44thbombgroup.com...
Aircraft
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41-29418 Turnip Termite, Pappy's Chillun
B-24 Liberator
crashed due to structural failure 21 Apr 1944, 1 mi NE Ringland Hills, England ...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 26 April 2015 11:02:58 | usxpat | Created entry with name, known as, latitude, longitude, history, aircraft associations and media associations |
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