47th Bomb Wing
Wing
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Station | Location | Date |
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Based | Gioia del Colle | 10 January 1944 – 5 March 1944 |
Based | San Pancrazio | 5 March 1944 – 6 April 1944 |
Based | Castelluccio | 6 April 1944 – June 1945 |
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio/Gunner | 451st Bomb Group
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 451st Bomb Group
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 451st Bomb Group
Aircraft Serial Number 42-51747
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Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 451st Bomb Group
Piloting his third mission to Ploesti, Romania, he was shot down on 5 May 1944 in a B-24H #42-52094 and became a POW (MACR 4604).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 451st Bomb Group
On December 17, 1944 he was on the crew of the 15th AF B-24J Liberator 42-52045 during a mission over the Odertal oil plant in Germany. Shortly after passing over the target they were hit by another B-24 (42-51941) and the tail of the other bomber was...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Nose Gunner | 451st Bomb Group
Shot down 17 April 1944 in B-24 41-29220. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 451st Bomb Group
1st Lt Albert "Red" F Boyhan my Uncle who I never knew. From NYC Husband to Lillian and father to Robert brother to Christopher Joseph USN, James US Army, John US Army & Margaret Boyhan Johnson
Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight Engineer, Top Turret Gunner | 451st Bomb Group
Shot down 17 April 1944 in B-24 41-29220. Prisoner of War (POW).
Military | First Sergeant (1st Grade) | 451st Bomb Group
Sgt James F Curtin was killed Feb 8th 1944 whilst serving with the 451st BG
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 322nd Bomb Group
Assigned to 451BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Ray-Sur-Authie, FR 29-Feb-44; hit by flak stbd engine feathered dropped out of formation salvoed bombs, Crashed Abbeville, FR Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 2455
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B-26 Marauder
Assigned to 322BS, 451BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) night mission to Chateau Ribeacourt, France 8-Jul-44; exploded mid air due to night fighter 6 x KIA MACR 6623
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 834BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 832BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. Stored BAD2. Assigned 725BSBS, 451st BG, 15AF USAAF. Salvaged 9-Apr-45.
B-24 Liberator
A/C lost in mid air explosion after E/A strafing. Entire crew lost KIA.
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B-24 Liberator
Salvaged following the take-off accident in Castelluccio, Italy - 17 May 44.
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 724BS, 451BG, 15AF USAAF. Crash landed at Zara, Yugoslavia on 9-Mar-45.
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 727BS, 451BG, 15AF USAAF. This plane was scrapped at RFC Walnut Ridge 20-Dec-45.
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
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Date | Contributor | Update |
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05 November 2016 02:06:50 | 466thHistorian | Changes to stations |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
13 March 2015 15:38:47 | rossingtonj | Changes to type |
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Type added. |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:42:45 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |