445th BOMBARDMENT GROUP
(HEAVY)
27 September 1944:
|
Aircraft Type,
Model, Series & any special use code |
Aircraft
AAF Serial
Number |
Sqdn Aircraft
radio call letter & Hard- stand
or Runway |
AIRCRAFT
NAME |
Pilot |
Remarks |
|
|
700 IS |
|
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|
B-24H |
42-95078 |
C+ R-27 |
|
2nd
Lt. Robert N. Hansen |
MACR 9396 Crashed 2km SW
of |
|
B-24J |
42-50784 |
D+ 7 |
|
1st Lt.
John E. French |
Crash-landed on
Metz-Frescaty airfield, |
|
B-24JSH |
42-51547 |
E+ 48 |
|
Capt. Web L. Uebelhoer DEPUTY AIR
COMMANDER: Maj. (?) James
M. Graham |
DEPUTY LEAD Returned to Tibenham |
|
B-24J |
42-110022 |
F+ R-27 |
Probably named PATCHES |
1st Lt.
Raphael E. Carrow |
MACR 9399 Crashed at |
|
B-24H |
42-94810 |
J+ R-27 |
TERRIBLE TERRY’S
TERROR |
1st Lt.
William F. Hunter |
Crash-landed at Willems, about 12km E of |
|
B-24J |
44-10497 |
_ P+ 2A |
|
1st Lt.
Ralph H. Pearson |
MACR 9384 Crashed at |
|
B-24H |
42-95128 |
R+ 51 |
BONNIE VEE |
2nd
Lt. William S. Bruce |
MACR 9397 Crashed 1km W of
|
|
B-24H |
42-95210 |
_ U+ R-27 |
|
1st Lt.
Raymond V. Heitz |
Crash-landed about
15 miles E of Brussels, Belgium |
|
|
701 MK |
|
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|
B-24J |
42-50855 |
_ A+ 40 |
|
2nd Lt.
William R. Dewey |
Force-landed on
return battle-damaged at Manston emergency field,
Kent, where it was repaired. |
|
B-24H |
42-94921 |
_ B+ 44 |
TAHELENBAK |
|
Returned early –
engine knocked out by flak just before the target and could not keep up with
the formation |
|
B-24J |
44-40294 |
_ C+ 39 |
SLOSSIE |
Lt. Keith L. Frost |
Aborted |
|
B-24J |
42-50710 |
_ E+ 36 |
Probably named MARIA-LUPINE |
Lt. D.W. Smith |
Returned to Tibenham |
|
B-24H |
42-51105 |
O+ 36 |
SWEETEST ROSE OF
|
1st Lt.
Paul Swofford |
Returned to Tibenham |
|
B-24H |
41-28922 |
Q+ 34 |
Possibly TEXAS
ROSE but there might be confusion with O+ (42-51105 above) |
2nd
Lt. Palmer M. Bruland |
MACR 9386 Crashed SE of Giesen am |
|
B-24J |
42-50579 |
R+ 45 |
LITTLE AUDREY |
2nd
Lt. Donald H. Reynolds |
MACR 9761 Crashed 2.5km E
of Polch and 18km SW of |
|
B-24H |
42-94939 |
S+ 35A |
HEAVENLY “BABE” |
Lt. Wilkins |
Aborted |
|
B-24H |
42-94863 |
T+ 40 |
OLE BALDY |
2nd
Lt. William F. Golden |
MACR 9395 Crashed 2km S of
|
|
B-24J |
44-10490 |
Z+ 39 |
BIG JANE |
1st Lt.
Edgar N. Walther |
MACR 9383 Crashed at |
|
|
702 WV |
|
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|
B-24H |
41-29542 |
_ A 31A |
|
2nd
Lt. Howard A. Jones |
MACR 9570 Crashed 1km E of
|
|
B-24H |
42-50340 |
_ B 31 |
|
2nd
Lt. Herbert Potts |
MACR 9589 Crashed 1km NE
of |
|
B-24J |
44-10511 |
_ C 33A |
|
1st Lt. James W. Schaen |
MACR 9385 Crashed 3.5km NW
of |
|
B-24J |
42-110073 |
O 28 |
|
2nd
Lt. Andrew G. Seeds (703rd
Sq) |
MACR 9400 Crashed 1.8km SW
of |
|
B-24J |
42-100308 |
Q 21 |
OUR GAL |
2nd
Lt. Leslie E. Warman |
MACR 9763 Crashed 5m NW of
Gerstungen, near |
|
B-24H |
42-50324 |
S 23 |
EILEEN |
1st Lt.
Donald E. Brent |
MACR 9388 Crashed 2.5km SE
of |
|
B-24J |
42-100331 |
U 30 |
PERCY |
1st Lt. Stanley |
Crash-landed on
return (a) just off the Tibenham base, (b) at Old Buckenham or (c) at Snetterton |
|
B-24H |
42-50321 |
V 25 |
FORT WORTH MAID |
1st Lt.
Karl J. Sollien |
MACR 9911 Crashed 1.5km W
of |
|
B-24J |
42-50961 |
W 22 |
|
1st Lt.
Reginald R. Miner |
MACR 9571 Crashed at Grebenau (Vogelsbergkreis), 13
miles SW of Bad Hersfeldand 56 mi SSW of Kassel |
|
B-24H |
42-50383 |
X 32 |
KING KONG |
1st Lt.
James C. Baynham |
MACR 9390 Crashed 2km NE
of |
|
B-24H |
42-51287 |
Y 29 |
|
1st Lt.
Myron H. Donald |
MACR 9391 Crashed 1km NE
of |
|
|
703 RN |
|
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|
B-24J |
42-109789 |
A 12 |
MAIRZY DOATS |
1st Lt.
Edward F. Hautman |
MACR 9398 Crashed 1.5km SW
of Bassenheim and 11km W of |
|
B-24J |
42-50811 |
E 18 |
PATTY GIRL |
1st Lt.
Cecil J. Isom |
Returned to Tibenham |
|
B-24J |
42-51549 |
G 13 |
|
1st Lt.
Jackson C. Mercer |
Force-landed on
return battle-damaged at Manston emergency field,
Kent, where it was repaired. |
|
B-24JSH |
42-51541 |
H 17 |
|
Capt. John H.
Chilton AIR COMMANDER: Maj. Donald W.
McCoy (CO 700th Sq) |
LEAD MACR 9394 Crashed 1.8km E
of |
|
B-24J |
42-51342 |
I 14 |
FRIDGET BRIDGET
or FRIGID BRIGIT |
1st Lt.
Joseph E. Johnson |
MACR 9392 Crashed 1km N of
|
|
B-24J |
42-51355 |
K 19 |
|
2nd
Lt. Roy E. Bolin |
MACR 9393 Crashed 6km NW
of |
|
B-24H |
41-29579 |
_ N 10 |
CLAY PIDGEON |
1st Lt.
Oliver B. Elder |
MACR 9387 Crashed 1km SW
of |
|
B-24J |
44-40250 |
_ O 19 |
|
Lt. Rene J.
Schneider |
Aborted before
take-off – ran off the ramp resulting in a cut tyre |
|
B-24J |
42-51532 |
_ P 15 |
HOT ROCK |
1st Lt.
William J. Mowat |
MACR 9572 Crashed 1.5km N
of |
|
B-24H |
42-51080 |
_ U 20 |
|
1st Lt.
Richard A. Fromm |
MACR 9762 Crashed 400m S
of Hessisch |
4 aborted
25 went
down over
2 crashed or crash-landed in
1 crash-landed in
1 crashed
near Tibenham, at Old Buckenham
or at Snetterton and was salvaged
2 force-landed battle-damaged at
4 returned to Tibenham
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Compiled by Tom Brittan January 2008
Revised April 2009

