457th Sub-Depot
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Horham
Military site : airfield
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A bomber crew of the 95th Bomb Group outside a Nissen hut briefing room at Horham, August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '"B" Briefing room, 95th Bomb Group (H) Horham, England "Full House" crew.' Note: This is the George Dancisin crew, 412th Bomb Squadron.
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Frank J Calicura greets Commander Jack Shuck before heading off for his 8th mission in March 1945. Also there to exchange words with Frank is Statistical Officer David Olsson who shares the same hometown as Frank, Martinez, Calif. USA
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1LT Benjamin F. Hathaway Bombardier Jammie Philpott Crew & Halcot Thomas Crew Receiving his DFC at Horham
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F/O Max Bunin Co-Pilot originally with the Jammie Philpott Crew and flew 14 missions with the Gross Crew 95BG - 336BS
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Halcott B. Thomas Crew 95th BG - 335th BS Standing Left to Right: Gene C. Grime (R/O), Billy C. Ferguson (FE), Millard E. McGowan, Jr. (TG), Fred W. Miller (WG) Kneeling Left to Right: Halcott B. Thomas (P), Benjamin F. Hathaway (B), Bily P. Decherniss (BTG), Donald B. Flygstad (N), Max Bunin (CP) This was largely the crew that Halcott Thomas finished his tour with, though his original crew had a sunstantially different composition. The crew in the photo had been the Jammie Philpott crew
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B-17G-55-VE #44-8210 'Sweetheart of Seattle" Code: ET-J 95th BG - 336th BS
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B-17G-80-BO #43-38229 "Better Duck" Code: ET-N 95th BG - 336th BS
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SSGT Sharland Lewis Leavitt Ball Turret Gunner John H. Baumgardner Crew 95th BG - 336th BS
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SSGT Carmen Lawrence Bell Tail Gunner John Baumgardner Crew 95th BG - 336th BS
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John H. Baumgardner Crew 95th BG - 336th BS - 8th AF Standing Left to Right: Fred Thomas (WG), Lemuel V. Shaddox (FE), Robert Just (CP), John H. Baumgardner (P), Elmer E. Haller (B) Kneeling Left to Right: Sharland L. Leavitt (BTG), Sidney M. Page (R/O), Carmen L. Bell (TG), James E. Hallas (WG)
Horham airfield was planned and built for RAF use, but handed over to the Eighth Air Force and used initially by the 47th Bomb Group. When they joined the Twelfth Air Force in January 1943, it became home to the B-26 Marauders of the 323rd Bomb Group. The 323rd transferred to Earls Colne in June1943, and Horham instead became the final UK base of the 95th Bomb Group, who flew B-17 missions from the airfield until the end of the war in Europe. RAF Maintenance Command took over the airfield in 1945, and the base remained in RAF hands until sold off in the early 1960s.
Detailed history
Not yet known
English Heritage's record description
An airfield situated near Horham was taken over by the 95th Bomb Group in June 1943. In 1945 the Group retuned to the USA and the station returned to the RAF and was used as a satellite site for No.25 and No.262 Maintenance Units.
The site closed in October 1948 and was later used to defend the East Anglian V-bomber bases. The site was sold in the 1960s to a private owner.
Service
Units
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95th Bomb Group
Group
The 95th Bomb Group was the only Eighth Air Force Group to be awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations. The first, shared by all four Bomb Wing Groups, was for the bombing of an aircraft factory under intense enemy fire at Regensburg on 17 August... -
18th Weather Squadron
Squadron
Browse 18th Weather Squadron photographs and other documents in the 2nd Air Division Memorial Library digital archive here: www.2ndair.org.uk/digitalarchive/Dashboard/Index/60 -
334th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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335th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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336th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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412th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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8th Station Complement Squadron
Squadron
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Headquarters (13th Combat Bomb Wing)
Headquarters
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Headquarters (95th Bomb Group)
Headquarters
People
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Jack Abadie
Military | Major | Bombardier, Nose Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed at Sommerda on 10-Jul-44 in B-17 42-107050 'Tornado Jr', Prisoner of War (POW). ... -
Paul Abrahamson
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Frankfurt in B-17 42-30181 'Herky Jerky II' 24-Jan-44; shot down by fighters, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2258 Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME. -
Vincent Aiello
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-31785 'Slightly Dangerous II' 4-Mar-44; shot down by fighters after losing an engine and falling behind and crashed NE of Stendal, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2797 ... -
Roscoe Alderman
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
WIA 26 July 1943 on board B-17 #42-30274. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30274 'Our Bay-Bee', Prisoner of War (POW). See the Baker crew page at http://www.aircrewremembered.com/gallery/index.php?/category/6 -
Kenneth Allen
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Curtis Mozley crew. 33 x combat missions. ETD Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME. -
Russell Allman
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 95th Bomb Group
Damaged by fighter attacks on the return from a mission to Klein Machow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31299 'Junior' maintained formation until finally crashing NW of Beilen, Holland after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
Arnwald Anderson
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Arnwald Warren Anderson enlisted into the service on August 14, 1942 at Des Moines, Iowa. He served his country during World War II in the Army Air Corps, completing 35 combat missions as a B-17 tail gunner in the 336th Bomb Squadron of the 95th Bomb... -
Claude Anderson
Military | Lieutenant | Command Navigator | 95th Bomb Group
95th Bomb Group, 412th Bomb Squadron April 44 to September 44, 35 missions with the Roy Gielen crew and then with the Lyle Scott crew. Returned to the states to train new crews, then went inactive while he returned to college and later medical school.... -
Jack Anderson
Military | Corporal | Navigator | 95th Bomb Group
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William Andert
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Donovan Helgeson crew, ETD Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Aircraft
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42-97194 Good Pickin'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Presque Is 11/3/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-O] Horham 11/3/44; with G.M. Jackman force landed B-53 Merville, Belg., 10/5/45; with Lt Henderson force landed A-70 Laon, France 20/5/45; 114m Returned to the USA... -
41-24416 'Black Diamond Express'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Assigned 326BS/92BG Bangor 16/7/42; 95BG Horham /43; 359BS/303BG [BN-V] Molesworth, 17/6/43; Returned to the USA Sheppard 5/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 26/10/45. BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS. -
41-9013
B-17 Flying Fortress
Assigned 341BS/97BG 3/42; courier trip to N.Africa 18/12/42; transferred 327BS/92BG (UX-V) Bovingdon 27/8/43; 482BG Alconbury 27/8/43; 95BG Horham as tow target & hack; 94BG Rougham 10/11/43; Returned to the USA 4136 BU Tinker 22/5/44; Recl Comp 9/2/45. -
42-102427
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 2/3/44. Kearney 25/3/44. Grenier 2/4/44. Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-C] Horham 7/4/44 Battle damaged Mainz 9/10/44 with Taylor; force landed France, 9RTD. Salvaged 14/11/44. -
42-102447 'El's Belles'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Dow Fd 4/4/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-A] Horham 6/4/44; with L.J. Price, force landed 4/8/44 sal; with M.S. Roy force landed Framlingham AFB 25/12/44; with H. Rivet force landed France 20/2/45; with J.E.... -
42-102450 'Paisano'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Dow Fd 7/4/44; Assigned 96BG Snetterton 7/4/44; transferred 336BS/95BG Horham 8/4/44; with W. G. Helm force landed A-71 Clastres, France 29/12/44; 85m, Missing in Action Chemnitz 3/3/45 with Bob Duncan, Co... -
42-102455 'Lucky Lady' 'Screaming Eagle'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Gt Falls 6/3/44; Cheyenne 4/4/44; Hunter 18/4/44; Grenier 5/5/44; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-Z] Horham 8/5/44 LUCKY LADY; with H.E. Hansen force landed B-58 Melsbroek, Bel 6/2/45; with G.T. Purdy force landed A-96 Toul-Ochey,... -
42-102505
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 9/3/44; Billings 16/3/43; Gr Island 29/3/44; Grenier 1/4/44; slated 398BG, Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-A] Horham 8/4/44; 21m, transferred 571BS/390BG [FC-X] Framlingham 1/6/44 ODD BALL; Waist gunner: Bob Kincaid (Killed in Action) on... -
42-102560 'The Thomper'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 14/3/44; Gr Island 1/4/44; Dow Fd 8/4/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-X] Horham 11/4/44; 62m, Missing in Action Merseburg 30/11/44 with Chas Wicker, Co-pilot: Alf Rivas, Navigator: Fred Johnson, Bombardier: Warren Briggs, Radio Operator:... -
42-102667 'Yankee Wine'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 24/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Grenier 28/4/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-C] Horham 3/5/44; 4m, transferred 351BS/100BG [EP-J] Thorpe Abbotts 8/6/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 29/7/44 with Bob Schomp, Co-pilot: Henry Preher, Navigator: Bob...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 07 July 2021 08:47:26 | Lucy May | Changes to aircraft associations |
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Connected up aircraft records with 'Horham' in their description or events fields. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 03 September 2019 13:31:36 | Emily | Changes to english heritage description |
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Historic England National Monument Record TM 27 SW 34 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 November 2016 11:30:59 | Lucy May | Changes to aircraft associations |
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Connected aircraft records that have Horham in their biography fields. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:02:16 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Barry Anderson, Army Air Forces Stations (Alabama, 1985) / Roger Freeman, Airfields of the Eighth Then And Now (London, 1978). |
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