" All except Sgt. jpeg UPL 14248 B-24 Liberator #4240520 'Yen Tu' 345th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. We are always working to highlight more of the collections we hold Jan 7, 2019 · Delivered Cheyenne 13/6/44; Kearney 21/6/44; Dow Fd 8/7/44; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 2/8/44; battle damaged Cologne 10/1/45; Missing Air Crew Report 11564. The Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American Second World War military cemetery in the British Isles. Assigned 360BS/303BG Molesworth 4 January 1944. Established as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber squadron in mid-1943, trained under Second Air Force. IWM's collections sit at the heart of the American Air Museum’s archive. jpeg UPL 35205 Wreckage of B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31322 ) nicknamed "Mi Amigo" of the 305th Bomb Group at Endcliffe Park, Sheffield. The American Air Museum at IWM Duxford stands as a memorial to the 30,000 members of the US Army Air Forces who died in the course of flying from Britain during the Second World War. media-39194. KIA August 1st 1943 and commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing at the Florence American Cemetery, Impruneta, Italy media-36168. Wright was part of the Ninth Air Force, which moved its bases from Britain to mainland Europe after D-Day in order to provide closer support to the advancing troops. Anderson, Bombardier: John Pruner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: William Harrison, Radio Operator: Lloyd Boltz, Waist gunner: Duncan Campbell (7 Killed in Service); Ball turret gunner: John Burek Delivered Cheyenne 25/2/44; Kearney 16/3/44; Dow Fd 3/4/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-C] Bassingbourn 7/4/44; transferred 836BS/487BG [2G] Lavenham 8/4/44; Missing in Action Misburg 31/12/44 with Claude Gatlin, Frank Uber, Harry Smathers, Melvin Bybee, Bob King, Burne Mitchell, George Wright, Roy Zaiger, Stephen Kane (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed North Sea. Delivered Cheyenne 20/9/43; Scott 25/9/43; Assigned 711BS/447BG Rattlesden 19/11/43; crashed on take off for mission 12/4/44 with Pilot: Philip King, Co-pilot: John Dillon, Navigator: Clarence V. Mar 26, 2019 · On supply mission to aid the 17th US Airborne during Operation Varsity (American and British forces crossing the Rhine). " Killed in Action (KIA) 30 Sep 1944 in B-17G #43-38154 'Heavenly Body'. air force as fifth rate, but by 1945 the U. jpg FRE 454 Captain Henry W "Baby" Brown and Lieutenant-Colonel Claiborn H "Zoot" Kinnard Jr of the 355th Fighter Group with Brown's P-51 Mustang (WR-Z, serial number 42-106448) nicknamed "The Hun Hunter ~ Texas". It tells the story of the men and women whose lives were shaped by American airpower over a century of war. We want to build a complete picture of the American Shot down by fighters 29 April 1944. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Butzbach, Germany. Apr 10, 2015 · 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. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. The cemetery contains 3,812 headstones of American men and women who died during the Battle of the Atlantic, the Strategic Bombing Campaign and on British soil. 1943 Find out how you can share your stories, photographs and get the most out of the American Air Museum’s archive. Deployed to Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO), October 1943, becoming a Fifteenth Air Force heavy bomb squadron, attacking enemy targets both in the MTO and European Theater of Operations (ETO). 3 members of the crew were Killed in Action and 7 taken Prisoner of War. " Rear L-R: Joseph Alexander Heustess Support us. Your donations help us to tell the stories of Americans who flew from Britain, preserve them for future generations and bring their powerful stories to today's audiences. The American Air Museum building was designed by celebrated British architect, Lord Norman Foster and was opened to the public at IWM Duxford on 1 August 1997 by Queen Elizabeth II. Darnall were KIA over Bernberg, 7 July 1944. Joseph Denver Collection Aug 11, 2021 · Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Dec 28, 2023 · media-377152. media-6372. jpeg UPL 35366 Kenneth Harry Underwood, Pilot, 55th Fighter Group, 38th Fighter Squadron The charitable work of the American Air Museum in Britain supports the maintenance, preservation and operation of the facilities, collections, and programs of the American Air Museum, the museum at IWM Duxford and our archive . George Delivered Denver 21/12/43; 1SAG Langley 12/1/44; Scott 18/1/44; Langley 21/1/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG Snetterton (H2X) 3/2/44; transferred 349BS/100BG [XR-S] Thorpe Abbotts 4/2/44; on practice mission 7/11/44 with John Dyatt, co-pilot: Capt Stan Clark, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Gustavson, passenger: LAC Archie Coward (RAF clerk), passenger: LAC Les Orrom (RAF ord), passenger: Cpl Delivered Cheyenne 11/6/43; Gore 13/6/43; Rapid City 20/6/43; Geiger 22/6/43; Gr Isle 30/6/43; Dow Fd 18/7/43; Assigned 20BS/2BG Massicault 17/8/43; Bizerte 1/12/43; {13m} transferred 885BS (TD at Maison Blanche, Alg); Missing in Action secret mission 10/9/44 to drop supplies to French & Italian underground, with John Meyers, Co-pilot: Darl Heffelbower, Navigator: Ian Raeburn*, Bombardier: Ray media-35205. A further 5,127 names are commemorated on the Wall of Missing. jpeg UPL 41307 A bomber crew of the 93rd Bomb Group, led by First Lieutenant Roy C Harms, with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-40781) Support us . Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress Production block number: F-35-VE Fortress Manufacturer: Vega Markings & paint scheme: Vega block F-35-VE had the revised, reversed cheek positions. media-55906. Robinson, 93rd Bomb Group media-36168. jpeg UPL 36168 B-17G-70-BO #43-37782 "Lady Margaret/Lady Katherine" 457 BG - 750 BS Shot Down 22 November 1944 Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 42-30142 'Pistol Packin' Mama. 22-Feb-45 Killed in Action (KIA). Ferguson's crew of the 8th AF's 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their base in England, 12 March 1945. Delivered Cheyenne 8/2/43; 94BG Pueblo 18/2/43; Salina 25/2/43; Brookley 18/3/43; Smoky Hill 23/3/43; Presque Is 7/4/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL- ] Bassingbourn 17/4/43; Earls Colne 12/5/43; Missing in Action Kiel 13/6/43 with Capt Bolling H. Nazelrod and 2Lt. Missing in Action on its 54th mission, the one to the Boulogne coastal defences, France, on 5 June 1944, in preparation for the D-Day invasion. Lost in collision with a B-17 from another group (42-29747 of the 379th Bomb Group) during the take-off climb to the Group formation area. Read more Help searching Feb 28, 2018 · Event Location Date Description; Died 32100 Belluno, Province of Belluno, Italy 20 January 1945 Sylvan Grove, KS 67481, USA Address of Oetting's father, Frederick A Oetting Nov 25, 2019 · Delivered Long Beach 30/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Sioux City 19/5/43; Smoky Hill 10/6/43; Presque Is 14/6/43; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 16/6/43; Missing in Action 29/7/43 with Heywood Curling, Co-pilot: John Greene, Navigator: Bill Koffman, Bombardier: Bill Gray, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Willis, Radio Operator: Steve Molnar, Ball turret gunner: Alex Gadding, Waist gunner Delivered Long Beach 29/9/43; Gr Island 24/10/43; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-J] Framlingham 2/11/43. ' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3361 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database MACR 5018 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database On ferry flight to 8th AF, B-24J #42-109797 crashed while landing at Marakech on 31 Jan 1944. The featured images of American servicemen and women who died while flying from Britain during the Second World War also appear on the American Air Museum's Roll of Honour. Crabb was born July 29, 1922, the son of Jeremiah and Grace Crabb. jpeg UPL 40333 Roy Coulson Harms of the 329th Bomb Squadron 93rd BG. About the American Air Museum’s archive . was the world’s leading air power. UPL 61990 UPL 61990 "Peter Masefield, noted aeronautical authority and air correspondent for the London 'Sunday Times' is presented an airman's jacket with Group insignia and autographed by the crew of the Boeing B-17 'Daisy June II' at their base in England on 24 July 1943. The B-24 #42-7510 'El Lobo' crashed in wooded area outside of Dinklage, Germany. Apr 3, 2020 · Delivered Dallas 4/8/43; Gore Fd 5/8/43; Dallas 8/8/43; Dalhart 17/8/43; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-R] Podington 26/9/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Frank Talbot, Co-pilot: Elvin Erickson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Evans, Radio Operator: Gerald Young, Tail gunner: Nelson Smith (5 Killed in Action), Navigator: Jim Houser, Bombardier: Ed Walter, Ball turret gunner Jun 28, 2015 · media-14109. Help us to continue the stories that deserve to be heard. Killed in Action (KIA) in mid-air collision with another 392nd plane during assembly over Gissing, Norfolk in B-24J #42-100005. Sgt. S. 7 MIA/KIA 3 POW. Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/44; Dalhart 2/3/44; Grenier 2/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; transferred 381BG Ridgewell 22/4/44; no ops, transferred 337BS/96BG [AW-U] Snetterton 28/4/44; Missing in Action Karlsruhe 27/5/44 with John Zeigler, Co-pilot: Joe Gold, Navigator: Jim McLaughlin, Bombardier: Aaron Miller, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leon Sweatt, Radio Operator: Mike media-19843. media-41307. The aircraft formed part of the US Army Air Force’s 386th Bomb Group, which was based at Great Dunmow in Essex and was returning from an aborted mission to destroy one of the launch sites of the German Luftwaffe’s flying bombs in France. A narrow escape IWM (FRE 9553) Lieutenant Edwin Wright of the 404th Fighter Group shows off the damage to his P-47 Thunderbolt, October 1944. Killed in Action (KIA) 30 Sep 1944 in B-17G #43-38154 'Heavenly Body'. jpeg UPL 14109 Hookem Cow, 42-95120, with M/Sgt McGinn, Crew Chief Nov 3, 2020 · Killed in Action (KIA). American Air Museum in Britain Donate to the American Air Museum in Britain Help us to continue the stories that deserve to be heard. No matter the size, your donations provide vital support our ongoing work, from managing our collection, to sharing our mission, and maintaining our public programmes. MACR 15342 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database Delivered Denver 28/7/43; Scott 9/8/43; Assigned 563BS/385BG [ -X] Gt Ashfield 25/8/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 23/3/44 with Dick Davis, Navigator: Leroy Coy (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: John Cooper, Bombardier: Ed Barwikowski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Miller, Radio Operator: Don Enslow, Ball turret gunner: Bob Cheatham Aug 1, 2023 · media-14248. Continued ferry flight in B-24J #42-100286 on 5 Feb 1944 and never arrived at destination and apparently crashed at sea. All 9 crew were KIA. Roger Freeman Collection Object Number - UPL 50547 - "Lt. Donate to the American Air Museum in Britain. Consider these figures: Between 1939 and 1945, the United States spent $45 billion on aircraft, building 325,000 aircraft, including 36,000 four-engine bombers Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG Thurleigh 21/1/44; Missing in Action Aschersleben 22/2/44 with Carey Oliver, co-George Dumas, Navigator: George Milburn, Bombardier: Siegel Hawkins, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl Swilley, Radio Operator: Silvio Paoli, Waist gunner: Maurice Pershing, Waist gunner: Jack Osborn,Tail gunner: Bill Van Houtte (9 Killed in Action); Waist . Col. Lost near the target Ploesti, Barcanesti Romania, Pilot Edward T McGuire. Feb 24, 2016 · Merged with duplicate entry to include details from: - the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ; - MACR 2328 American Air Museum in Britain. The aircraft was attacked by German fighters which set it on fire and detonated the bomb load which caused the aircraft to disintegrate in mid-air. jpeg UPL 25943 Edwin T. While on mission to Bielefeld, GE, had a mid-air with AC # 43-38037 'Liberty Bell' from same squadron. media-33786. Forced landing on Continent, 1 Killed in Action (KIA), 8 RTD. The American Air Museum’s archive documents the US air campaign in Britain and Europe during the Second World War. T/O Horam on 28sept44, target Merseburg, GE, in B-17G #43-38460. Hit by flak, both engines ablaze, attempted forced landing, whilst straightening out to alight wing dug in and A/C seen to explode. Object Number - UPL 13245 - Crew of B17 #42-31180 92nd Bombardment Group, 326th Bomb Squadron Back Row, from left to right: Sgt Herman Rahn (radio), S/Sgt. It tells the story of the people whose lives were shaped by American airpower over a century of war. John Lee-Pilot, 2nd Lt. During the Second World War, American servicemen and women were posted to Britain to support Allied operations in North West Europe, and between January 1942 and December 1945, about 1. Stephen Devlin-Navigator, 1st Lt. Explore how-to guides About our archive The American Air Museum's archive records the stories of the men and women of the US Army Air Forces who served in Britain and Europe during the Second World War. RTD. jpeg UPL 19843 Tippet Crew Aircraft is B-17F Satan's Workshop. Crash site of B-24 42-95095. D. jpeg UPL 28511 B-17G "Silver Slipper" 96th BG/339th BS (QJ-F), missing in action over Merseburg 29 July 1944. Returned to base. " Killed in Action (KIA). Read more Help searching media-457143. Event Location Date Description; Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) English Channel 4 February 1944 Delivered Hunter 16/7/44; Presque Is 26/7/44; Assigned 353BS/301BG Lucera 9/8/44; Missing in Action Vienna 13/10/44 e/Irving Shapiro, Shumaker, McElligott, Bear, Debski, John, Hagan, Mayberry, Bergerkofer (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Szombathely, Hung; Missing Air Crew Report 9081. jpeg UPL 33786 The Crew Of 42-102515 on the day she went down after a collision with 42-97269 Row 1: 1/LT Joseph Borkowski, 2/LT Walter Hester, F/O William Ahearn, 1/LT Theodore Ream Row 2: T/SGT William Anderson, S/SGT Ralph Bazzell, S/SGT Wallace Young, S/SGT Ernest Grant, S/SGT Ralph Hagenmaier, T/SGT Ross Welch Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Membership helps us to tell the stories of Americans who flew from Britain, preserve them for future generations and bring their powerful stories to today's audiences. Read more Help searching The museum documents the rise of American air power—in 1939 an American general described the U. Membership . IWM . jpeg UPL 6372 Fairy Lochs, Torridon, Gairloch, Wester Ross, Scotland. Aug 1, 2020 · Object Number - UPL 17415 - The Milliken crew of "Model T. jpg FRE 9678 P-47 Thunderbolts (5D8) and (5D3) 345th FS 350th FG 12th AF over Italy during 1945. Help the American Air Museum in Britain honor the sacrifices of America's airmen. jpeg UPL 39194 "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Coral Princess" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 1 June 1944. 5 million of them visited British shores. Mar 31, 2016 · The museum includes the American Air Museum in Britain, and serves also to record and commemorate the servicemen and women who served with the US Air Force in England from 1942 and in the invasion of Europe in 1944-45, and indeed still serve here. About the source message The source message is the most important field to complete when adding or editing media records in the archive. media-28511. jpeg UPL 36168 B-17G-70-BO #43-37782 "Lady Margaret/Lady Katherine" 457 BG - 750 BS Shot Down 22 November 1944 Object Number - UPL 19588 - Nose art of Flying Fortress B-17G 42-102700 "I'll Get By" 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF. jpeg UPL 55906 B-24D, Euroclydon The storm, with crew, including 1st Lt. Dec 10, 2019 · Shot down on 20 February 1944. See Morgan series B-17, (c) c. Nov 27, 2021 · Event Location Date Description; Born Williamsburg, KS, USA 29 July 1921 1st Lieutenant Robert L. Read more Help searching Nov 21, 2017 · Usry crew. Donate to the American Air Museum. Feb 1, 2021 · Event Location Date Description; Enlisted Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 6 August 1940 Died in the vicinity of Falcognana,, Italy 28 January 1944 Born Wyandotte County, Kansas We have brought together collections of data, photographs, and documents about the United States Army Air Forces in Britain during the Second World War to populate the American Air Museum's archive. Delivered Cheyenne 3 November 1943. PH Shot down by fighters 29 April 1944. Back row: (L-R) 2nd Lt. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August Aug 1, 2023 · media-14248. Shot down on 16-Aug-44 in B-17 43-38000 while serving as Waist Gunner. The aircraft was last seen losing altitude and had a large hole in its left wing, when it exploded shortly after. Jan 23, 2023 · The B-26B Marauder Bomber named ‘Hell’s Belle’ came down on what was then farmland behind The Bricklayers Arms on 26 January 1944. media-40333. Lewis Lilly (waist Shot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 42-30351 'Alcohol Annie. Damaged by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31120 attempted to return to England but crashed into the Channel. Delivered Cheyenne 18/8/44; Hunter 27/8/44; Grenier 6/9/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-A] Molesworth 26/9/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg 28/9/44 with Chas Railing, Co-pilot: Howard McCarl, Navigator: Meyer Liebovitz, Bombardier: Lou Wilson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Mellon, Radio Operator: Bill Hanna, Ball turret gunner: Larry Burgeson, Waist gunner: Lorne Cole,Tail gunner: Ralph Jan 16, 2022 · While on a mission to Brunswick, Germany (445th BG Mission 25) on 2/20/44 the aircraft was shot down by German fighters & exploded in midair. The American Air Museum at IWM Duxford stands as a memorial to the 30,000 members of the US Army Air Forces who died while flying from Britain during the Second World War. Delivered Lincoln 7/12/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-K] Kimbolton 19/1/45; Missing in Action Nurnberg 20/2/45 with Warren Palmer, Spencer Shaw, Josiah Caldwell, Leon Appleby, Bill McCormick, Ray Spaulding, Oliver Michael, Bob Clark, Cliff Shaw (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Nurnberg; Missing Air Crew Report 12541. Find out how you can share your stories, photographs and get the most out of the American Air Museum’s archive. Shot down 23 September 1943 in B-17 42-3318 'Shack Rabbit II. Rawlinson (Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Capt Arthur Herbert, Navigator: Thomas Meeks, Bombardier: Leonard Levander, Flight Engineer/Top turret gunner Object Number - UPL 23607 - John Lee's Crew. Nazelrod was not present with Jul 22, 2021 · media-35366. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L. Ran out of fuel and ditched in channel in B-24 'Heine Hunter' 42-95266. Nov 9, 2022 · IWM launched the American Air Museum project in 1993 to provide a permanent home to its collection of American military aircraft. Howard Lee Dixon. Apr 20, 2017 · Event Location Date Description; Born Kansas, USA 3 March 1924 Enlisted 881 McClellan Ave, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027, USA 14 November 1942 Died Genech, France Jan 17, 2015 · Event Location Date Description; Crashed Northall Green, Dereham, Dereham, Norfolk NR20, UK 27 March 1944 After turning back due to engine trouble crashed with B-24H 41-29364. Kearney 16 November 1943. Nov 3, 2020 · Killed in Action (KIA). The plane, flying at 300 ft, was hit by ground fire shortly after dropping the supplies. It records stories of the men and women of the US Army Air Forces and the memories of the British people who befriended them. Oct 26, 2023 · Event Location Date Description; Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) 21 September 1944 MACR 3568 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database Apr 13, 2020 · Delivered Cheyenne 3/9/43; Gr Isle 28/9/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-L] Rougham 10/10/43 OLE CASEY JONES; Missing in Action Regensburg 21/7/44 with Ken Gregg, Co-pilot: Ken Smith, Navigator: John Peterson, Bombardier: Joe George, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Price, Radio Operator: Fred Kendig, Ball turret gunner: Joe Zagula, Waist gunner: Walter Woolf, Waist gunner: Latham Neal, Tail Nov 25, 2019 · Back to Search. The American Air Museum in Britain is a registered 501(c)(3) charity – a tax-exempt non-profit organization in the media-25943. 1965. Richard Blackledge-Co-pilot, Cpl. fc mg vo lg xk ax mz jo po jh