is - www.93rd-bg-museum.org Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. I hope to visit the American Air Force part of Norwich library at the Forum this month in the hope that I may get further info on the crew of Shazam I have six crew photos and am still hopeful of obtaining the other four including the pilot 1st Lt Dale E Williams. Required fields are marked *. The 409th Bombardment Group was a light bomber unit that served with the Ninth Air Force from April 1944 until the end of the war in Europe. Pages 1-57 Duties and Responsibilities, and more - Knives As they approached Targoviste, Rumania, the 2nd initial point, 20 miles away from the 3rd initial point where the formation was to turn into a bomb run heading of 127 degrees, Compton led his formation in a turn. I am contacting you as I am currently working on a WWII series and would love to ask you some specific questions about plane crashes from the US Eighth air force. It was N. of the Halstead- Badgers Mount roundabout road and east of Station Road. This may be the same crash. 'Miss Lucky', Gordijnen maken cursus dactylodewaele. Colonel Timberlake and Major Addison Baker led in Teggie Ann, which was also the groups lead ship on subsequent raids. Please select any of the units below to submit a research inquiry to WW2 Researcher Bill Beigel. I have looked up the Walcott crash and I should be more than pleased to see if I can find more info. 44-40757 "Big Time Operator" of the 864th Bomb Squadron, 494th BG 8th AF B-24 Bombers during Raid over France Brand New B-24E Liberator Ford Motor Company Willow Run Plant B-24J 42-72998 "Bugs Bomby" of the 30th Bomb Group, 392nd Bomb Squadron 7th AF 460th Bomb Group 760th BS B-24 Liberators Take Off Spinazzola, Italy 31st may 1945 B-17G 43-38919 561BS 388BG station 136 8AF KCR(killed in crash) Pilot Metz, Walter B ENGland Barningham/ 1mi SE, can order crash report from site that will probably list crew and likely other casulties. It had just taken off from Hethel Airfield on a mission to Germany. Wyatt earp 1993 castello. Hi Hugh, yeah thats lovely. The 93rd Bombardment Group continued performing its primary mission of bombing enemy targets right up to the end of the war. The 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1 Mar 42 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. Engines: Four Pratt & Whitney R-1830s of 1,200 I have not contacted the museum at Neatshead although I have visited the Hethel air museum where Shazam was based. The 93rd had thus far escaped severe damage from the enemy, but the 44th began taking heavy casualties from the onset of operations. Hi Sandy, The 396th Bombardment Group is a former United States Army Air Forces unit. USAAF 93rd Bomb Group Museum, Station 104, Hardwick, Norfolk, UK Belgium. Still unearthing bits of plane from around crash site but would like to know exact crash site if possible and any photos. AAAVG_AAC > AAC - 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group the 409th Bombardment Squadron (World War II)}} |Source=Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Free exhibitions held in venues, which do not charge an entry fee. 100th Bomb Group - Encyclopedia Information 90th Bombardment Group - Encyclopedia Information 90th Bombardment Group - Jolly Rogers 15th Air Force 91st Bombardment Group - The Ragged Irregulars - 8th Air Force 93rd Bombardment Group - 8th Air Force 95th Bombardment Group - 8th Air Force 97th Bombardment Group,- 15th Air Force 99th Bomb Group - 12th Air Force 100th Bombardment Group Bloody Hundredth - 8th Air Force 409th Bomb Squadron | American Air Museum The bombers had been recalled due to bad weather but 42-97236 while climbing into formation, encountered a heavy downdraft and the plane went into a dive. The manual is in several Do you know where it may be currently? Source: www.456fis.org/B-24-A.htm .). The three groups made up the 201st Provisional Combat Wing, commanded by Timberlake. Object Number - FRE 5080 Several of crew were killed. The parents of the crew had a wooden church built on the crash site. RAF Glatton is about 6 miles south of the town of Peterborough. Bus ride from baltimore to new york city. Caraccio nadia bolz-weber Ted's Traveling Circus - The Traveling Circus. A FABULOUS photo: click I am unsure as to quite what info you have already but the details here were found on the internet. From looking at what records were available of USAAF raids at that approx date (In ? Any help would be most greatly appreciated. Consequently, the B-24 was underutilized in the strategic bombing role in Europe. In addition all bags are subject to search and may be placed through an X-Ray machine. Richard Storr, Thanks Richard for your time and efforts..please keep me informed. Lee Cunningham 25-Nov-2015. 93rd Bomb Group, 409th squadron. Its close to a river and is in a small wood. PERFORMANCE Google search for more B-24 In late June 1943 the Group was once again sent TDY to the 9th Air Force at Bengazi, Libya, for Operation Tidal Wave. Even though there were flat fields in which he could have landed, Baker elected to continue leading his group toward the target he had selected. Can anyone help? Hi there I grew up 1/4 of a mile away from the crash site in Hoxne and still shoot on the land regularly if I can be of any help there are plenty of local storys about the crash! Contact Us, If you have any data on servicemen and their units and would like to submit it to our digital library; please Contact Us, Copyright, Army Air Corps Library and Museum, Inc., All Rights Reserved. On the 15th, they were sent to Chartres, where the 93rd was the only group to bomb the primary target. Again, thank you so much for replying. Bomb Groups - National Museum of the United States Air Force Brigadier General Uzal Ent and Colonel K.K. Over the target, the German fighters bypassed the accompanying B-17s to concentrate their attacks on the B-24s. Boomerang flew 53 total missions, including Ploesti, and her gunners were credited with downing one Italian and 11 German fighters before she was sent to the United States on a war bond tour in the spring of 1944. B-24 Liberators in formation, returning from mission. Help us to tell the stories that deserve to be told, by contributing information to the archive. BE PoW * Unit of Service: 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, 2nd Division, 20th Wing, 8th Air Force Location of Service: Williams Air Force Base, Arizona; Europe Highest Rank: Major Dates of Service: 1942-1945 Entrance into Service: Commissioned Military Status: Veteran Cold War Branch of Service: Air Force Links The 93rd was to be part of the mission code-named Tidal Wave, the disastrous attack on the oil fields in Ploesti, Rumania. 641st: 1943-1945. Total. Airdrop missions called for low-altitude flying in the face of intense ground fire, bringing back memories of Ploesti for some 93rd personnel. They were then moved to Gambut Main, Libya, a field assigned to 9th Air Force. Later I lived in Stonehouse Road and occasionally attended Evensong at St.Margarets. "The Flyin' Moose" was a B-24J assigned to the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, based at Hardwick, England. Obviously, I dont check my email daily, but Ill try to be better now. 328th Bomb Squadron - 329th Bomb Squadron - 330th Bomb Squadron - 409th Bomb Squadron, Search Alphabetically: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |. The prospect of a low-altitude mission was frightening to the men of the Traveling Circus. 93rd Bombardment Group , 482 Bombardment Group, 389 Bombardment Group, 11. loaded Frank Towler and I reached the plane, the guns had been removed. 8th Air Force WWII. Used A-20's in preparing for duty overseas. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980). The Seven from this crew were killed on this mission and 3 returned. On December 16, the 93rd went to Bremen, the 50th mission for Boomerang, the Liberator that had almost been condemned to the scrap pile after the groups first mission. Campaigns. 409TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (L) ASSOCIATION, INC. Memorial plaques for the 409th BG (click to see full sized image) TABLE OF CONTENTS Memorial Plaques 409th Bomb Group Comrades that Gave Their All. Missions were flown against the Italian cities of Leghorn, Pisa and Lucca. Bombardier, Co-Pilot, Engineer, Navigator, Pilot, Radio Operator. Use on websites that are primarily information-led, research-oriented and not behind a paywall. of 8,000 lbs (3.571 UK tons, 3.629 tonnes). Three other groups also would hit targets. After a few days of rest for the pilots and repair for the planes, the Traveling Circus resumed operations on September 1. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945. On Facebook.com/ukthanksgivingfield has some additions. 19th Bombardment Group (H) Hq 8 Hq Sqdn 14th Bombardment Squadron 28th Bombardment Squadron 30th Bombardment Squadron 93rd Bombardment Squadron 7th Material Squadron 440th Ordnance Company (Avn) 701 st Ordnance Co (Avn) 27th Bombardment Group (L) Hq & Hq Sqdn 16th Bombardment Squadron 17th Bombardment Squadron 91st Bombardment Squadron Constituted as 409th Bombardment Group (Light) on 1 Jun 1943 and Used A-20's in preparing for duty overseas. Personal use for non-commercial research and private study and other uses under the UKs exceptions to copyright and those exceptions to copyright in place where the user is located. I am sure every USAAF crash site was photographed. Added early history and statistics per http://www.usaaf.com/8thaf/bomber/93bg.HTM. I read 14 killed and Id like to know if it included my great uncle Mathew Vinkovich. Two B-24J Liberators (YM-I and YM-W) of the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group fly through heavy flak over Germany. My ancestor Sarah Atkins is no known relative of the Burnaby Atkinses who have a large memorial tombslab in the churchyard. He was someone I saw when I was staying in Knockholt. Pickel), (Source: http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/). I have walked past it a few years ago so its also close to a public right of way. Note also that the entry from the 457 Bomb Group Assn states that the aircraft broke up with bits falling in the fields near Glatton. It looks as though we have come to the end of the road regarding our research although I will continue to check the internet from time to time just in case any further info. 93rd bomb group 409th bomb squadron. on a mission from North Africa in April 1943 and Pages 240-271 Weight and balance, and more See The recollections of some of the farm workers who worked on the farm at the time of the crash were that the plane crashed on a Saturday lunchtime just as they were finishing work, 29/04/1944 was a Saturday. Missions were flown in support of Allied troops in North Africa. and Video files at Marshall Stelzriede's Wartime Story an ammunition dump in Czechoslovakia. Pages 122-160 Equipment and Systems, and more Returned to the US, Jun-Aug 1945. Compton, now a lieutenant colonel, remained in Africa to take command of a new B-24 group, the 376th Bomb Group. Parts of the plane fell in the vicinity of the field at Glatton. 93rd. Hardwick, England. Roger Bean, Hi Roger. News releases mailed directly to U.S. newspapers made the group famous and caused great consternation among the B-17 groups. For a time, Baker followed the 376th, but halfway to Bucharest, seeing the smoke of the Ploesti refineries to his left, the 93rd commander made his decision. The group marking was a yellow triangle painted on the tail fin of their B-26s. The group was first located at Station 102, Alconbury between 6 Sep 1942, and 6 Dec 1942. I am trying to find out any information about a B-17 Flying Fortress plane crash May 31, 1945. Combat Stories William B Musselwhite Commanding Officer 10/15/42 thru 3/13/42.http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10618, Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. In July 1918, the 93rd was sent to Vaucouleurs, France, where they saw combat as part of the 3rd Pursuit Group. Dr Wigram was our GP. Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. Contact Only wartime unit in the USAF that has not been inactivated since its original formation. They were both fencing/wood contractors. I could have searched for many more years and not found the wonderful sources you did. His godson still lives in Curry Wood Gerald Brooks another well known and long-established Halstead family. about about the II between 1943 and 1945. She married a Packman from Knockholt. The Liberators gunners managed to shoot down two of the enemy fighter-bombers and damage a thirdthe other two broke off their attack. Airplane after airplane was hit by the heavy fire and went down in flames. Colonel Brown later became chief of staff of the Air Force. During the groups combat tour, the 93rd earned two Presidential Unit Citations. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24J's of 93rd BG/330 BS flying through flak on the way to Misturg. Archiving the history of Walcott-on-Sea, North Norfolk, at present researching plane crashes during WW2 I have researched the following B24 Liberator 29/4/44 [one killed the pilot] a Mosquito Bomber 13/9/44 [ all crew survived] and Whitley Bomber4/7/41 [all crew survived] I am sure there are more if any one can assist would be grateful. 2nd Lt Edward T. Dunne Co-Pilot Just starting quest to contact any living relatives and invite to memorial plaque unveiling in our village. Pages 1 In addition all bags are subject to search and may be placed through an X-Ray machine. The U.S. 93rd Bomb Group saw action over Western Europe, North Africa, Italy and Rumania. Do you know what they did with them? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. I remember Mr Rushen, who coppiced the wood by Randles Lane. It was the longest B-24 mission of the war to that point. Seeking any official details of wreckage site, location, photos. Please note, we offer the Group and Squadron patches in hand painted format with the exception of the 23rd Fighter Group patch which is also available in multi-layer leather. 93rd bomb group, 409th squadron. The next day the group returned to England. Click here for frequently asked questions regarding items permitted inside the museum. His aircraft took off from Glatton at 14:19 hrs on an operational mission. Pages 161-199 The C1 Auto-Pilot, and more Several years ago had a visit from 3 of the surviving crew members who found quite a few bits of their plane on our land that adjoins the crash site. Length: 66 ft. 4 in (20.22). oil industry at Ploesti, Rumania on August 1, 1943. ? Hi Group prepares for a mission. Allied offensive at Caen and the breakthrough at St Lo with attacks on B-24 Liberator I remember walking home when an American plane in trouble and just at tree hight.Crashed by the A12 near where Ivy Hill hotel is now situated. On December 5, the 328th, 330th and 409th bomb squadrons left foggy England for the hot desert sands of North Africa, while the 329th remained behind for a special mission. Subscribe to receive our weekly newsletter with top stories from master historians. Donate It seems that my intuition led me to write the correct person after all. 93rd Bomb Group | American Air Museum 93rd Bomb Group Museum - AeroResource In early December, General Ira Eaker, commander of the Eighth Air Force, ordered Colonel Timberlake to take the group to North Africa for a 10-day mission. A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force.' Unfortunately I didnt find any thing new about Shazam at the Forum, but still hopeful that I will get photos of the crew which I need Although the 44th was older than the 93rd, the newer group had been first in combat. News of ground successes in Italy made the B-24 crews think that perhaps the low-level mission they had trained for would not come off, but they were wrong. / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. "The Flyin' Moose" Jacket > National Museum of the United States Air SPECIFICATIONS USAAF 93rd Bomb Group Museum, Station 104, Hardwick, Norfolk, UK You state you have a fair amount of material re your crash would that include a pic of the crash site ? It is assigned to the 7th Operations Group, Global Strike Command, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. I was pleased to see that you had photos of all the crew of Alfred 11. Teggie Ann reached the first initial point, but four similar-looking valleys lay between it and the second initial point. One B-24 crashed on takeoff when an engine failed after the wheels left the ground; there were only two survivors from the 10-man crew. Object description Two B-24J Liberators (YM-I and YM-W) of the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group fly through heavy flak over Germany. va said records were water damaged so thy were no help. Would the area newspapers have an account of it? It is the same type airplane as the Lady On October 8, 1943, the 93rd went to Vegesack again. I believe the plane was a Dakota with a crew of 5 who sadly all perished. Hi Richard, Thanks for your efforts much appreciated, I was a police officer in the Cambridge area which covered Madingly [ retired 1995 ] and I spent many duties on Madingly Day, and used to call in at various times,very impressive place. Serial Number: 42-72843 PATIENT, give them a little time to download Baker and Jerstad were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions over Ploesti. Interesting to read that Sandy. Accident-Report.com Do the same as above. 643d: The church has had a few incumbents since Ashlachsen, we were married in 1991 by Malcolm Bury but he has sadly died. I remember Grosvenor Aslachsen being Rector. 1043/RF: 93BG - encounters heavy flak on way to Misturg.'. Engine and parts at Parham Airfield Museum. [MORE], Home The remainder were killed.. Thank you again. CLAIMS TO FAME: Unit of Service: 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. Until December, the group operated primarily against submarine pens along the French coast along the Bay of Biscay . Section A, led by Colonel Baker, was to hit target White Two, the Concordia Vega refinery; Section B, led by Ramsay Potts, was to hit White Three, the Standard and Unirea Spearantza refining units. Kind Regards Comptons 376th Bomb Group. Because of Comptons error, the Traveling Circus targets were on the other side of town, so Baker took the 22 planes of his section toward an unfamiliar target. Lt Joseph J. Peacock, navigator, killed 93rd Bombardment Group In Memory Of 10. Leon Laverne Gray served as a Corporal in the 409th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group, United States Army Air Forces during World War II. More than 18,000 Liberators were produced. Does anyone have any info on the crash of Liberator B24 j Shazam at Carrs Wood Costessey Norfolk on 7th March 1945. Combat Stories The group became operational with the B-24 on 9 October 1942 by attacking steel and engineering works at Lille France. Compton led the formation in Teggie Ann, formerly the 93rds lead ship. Although no submarines were attacked during the 330ths service with that group, Major Ramsay Potts crew was jumped by five German Junkers Ju-88s during one mission. (Some nice drawings in this). Google search for more B-24 Liberator images. Also here (http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/B-24/B-24_Flight_Manual.pdf). Granpa and Granma also lived at Edgehill. Sitemap Bombed coastal Aviation Archeological Research and Investigation On this page search by pressing (as you can on any page or document) Ctrl + F and in the search bar type 42-97236; it will take you to the entry for this aircraft. Command of the Traveling Circus itself had passed to Addison Baker, now a lieutenant colonel. Liberator images. The 20th Wing was one of three combat wings of B-24s that made up the Second Air Division, the only B-24 division of the Eighth Air Force. Thanks so much for writing. I have been to the Aviation Archaeology web site mentioned and will probably order the crash report. A visit to his WWII gallery is 'Air Force Combat Units of World War II' compiled by the Department of the US Air Force, edited by Maurice Maurer (1983). Links The trip was marred by the loss of one aircraft and crew at sea. If you have not been to Madingly a visit is highly recommended Hi Richard, Thanks for your efforts much appreciated, as a police officer done many duties at Madingly, very impressive place. I had starred it so I would be certain to get back to it, but you see how effective that was. While in Florida, group aircrews gained their first combat experience flying anti-submarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico. long over-water missions in the Pacific Theater. The pilot overcorrected in trying to pull out and the plane broke in half near the bomb bay. B-24 Liberator. Africa in 1943-44 with the 512th Bomb bridges, communications, and other objectives. So many names from the past! Army Air Corps Library and Museum. Your father worked in the woods at Randles Lane,and my aunt told me his name. The 93rd Bomb Group was one of the three 8th Air Force B-24 groups that were detached (TDY) and sent to North Africa in support of 12th Air Force on 12 Dec 1942. The group was activated on 1 June 1943 and was equipped with the A-20 Havoc. 8. Mary Packman,s daughter was my Grandma,Janet Towler who studied at Homerton College,Cambridge, and died in 1966 in a house in Stonehouse Road, Halstead. About On September 6, the group flew a diversion for B-17s en route to Stuttgart. He was a TEC 5 and died in a plane crash, Killed On Duty but Not In Battle, in England on that date. Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps. c. 6 Oct-7 Nov 1945. 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) Squadrons: 328th, 329th, 330th, 409th Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013 1. Survivor of the first raid on the Ploesti oil refinery complex. After a short stand-down to train for night operations, the 93rd resumed daylight bombing. Im afraid I dont know Stonehouse Road very well. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. I visited Halstead on Thursday by bus. Military Aircraft Ramp New Mexico B-24 Liberators of the 93rd Bomb Group lined up at Sandia, New Mexico, 1946. - Alcohol Runway is approx 1km south east of that point. He was killed testing this aircraft on 18 April 1944 having taken off from an airfield near Salisbury heading for a dive bombing range. I have to inform you that my Husband, Richard Storr died in April 2020 and therefore can no longer give you any more information for your research. 'Exterminator', The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42 General Ted Timberlake of the 453rd Bomb Group A bomber crew of the 93rd Bomb Group with their B A bomber crew of the 93rd Bomb Group with their Waist Gunner S.J. Insignia - Bill Kelso Mfg. On March 18, 1943, the 93rd bombed Vegesack, Germany. see Location of Service: Peterson Field; Colorado; Hardwick; England. The 93rd is also recognized as the most traveled group in the Eighth. Kind regards. to England, Feb-Mar 1944, and assigned to Ninth AF. CONSOLIDATED B-24D "LIBERATOR". * Firearms, to include conceal carry and other dangerous weapons, are specifically prohibited in Federal facilities in accordance with 18 USC 930 (c) On December 5, the 328th, 330th and 409th bomb squadrons left foggy England for the hot desert sands of North Africa, while the 329th remained behind for a special mission. Col Preston P Pender, Jun 1943; Col Thomas R Ford, 4 Jul 642d: 1943-1945. Very sorry to hear of your loss, Hazel. In fact my grandad had a wood yard at the bottom of the hill and dad had another yard behind Lamberhurst House at the top of the hill. There were no survivors from Hells Wench. Caraccio nadia bolz-weber. This entry now includes information from the following contributors and sources: and enjoy the experience. Between 2-15 Aug 1942, the Group moved to Fort Dix, New Jersey to prepare for deployment overseas. To Sarah Rushen Bomber Groups Do you have any info on B17 crash at Bovingdon herts 1942-3 on a weather check flight, Visited site years ago and found some parts. Unknowingly, he had taken up a heading that would miss Ploesti altogetherhis group was headed for Bucharest. 93rd bomb group, 409th squadron. The Traveling Circus crews worked with crews from newly arrived B-24 groups, teaching them the rudiments of combat flying. Staff Sergeant Leo L. Henry Nose Gunner. (Thanks to England on Flickr). The 93d was the first Liberator-equipped bomber group to reach the Eighth Air Force. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. Oswald A. Sis Collection | Library of Congress Lt Owen B. Coffman, pilot, killed. attacking lines of communication and supply.

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