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Mission date: 9 February 1945
American Air Museum

Captain James Browning. Fighter Pilot, 357th Fighter Group. Jim Browning joined the Army Air Corps in mid 1943 and was given his wings on August 17, 1943. He joined the 363rd Fighter Squadron while it was still training in Nevada. He was assigned to Capt.
Died 9 February 1945
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First Lieutenant Robert Rollins. Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group. Crashed on 9 February 1945 at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway at Old Buckenham after a mid-air collision with SPIRIT OF NOTRE DAME (42-95102) which landed without cr
Died 9 February 1945
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Second Lieutenant Earle Check. Co-Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-24 AC 42-50703 'Worry Bird'. Mid-air collision on formup.
Died 9 February 1945
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Staff Sergeant Donald Robertson. Engineer, 453rd Bomb Group. Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "sweat t
Died 9 February 1945
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Staff Sergeant Edward Erker. Waist Gunner, 453rd Bomb Group. Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "sweat t
Died 9 February 1945
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Staff Sergeant Elmer Soine. Top Turret Gunner, 453rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Damaged by flak and ditched in channel on 8/11/44 in B-24 #42110089 Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Car
Died 9 February 1945
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Staff Sergeant James Sharp. Nose Gunner, 453rd Bomb Group. Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "sweat the
Died 9 February 1945
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Staff Sergeant William Starbuck. Tail Gunner, 453rd Bomb Group. Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "swea
Died 9 February 1945
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Technical Sergeant Eldridge Amburn. Engineer, 453rd Bomb Group. Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "swea
Died 9 February 1945
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Technical Sergeant John Eubank. Radio Operator, 453rd Bomb Group. Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "sw
Died 9 February 1945
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Colonel Everett Stewart. Commanding Officer; Fighter Pilot, 352nd Fighter Group. He was a combat veteran of both the Pacific and European Theatres in WW II. He flew his first combat mission on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor. He then flew in P-40
Died 9 February 1982
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Captain David Archibald. Fighter Pilot, 359th Fighter Group. Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Kassel, left formation as ailerons were freezing, reduced his altitude accompanied by wingman. Overflying a crashed B-17 the
Died 9 February 1998
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Flight Officer William Ballantine. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 February 1998
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First Lieutenant Benjamin Blackwell. Co-Pilot, 467th Bomb Group.
Died 9 February 2004
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Second Lieutenant Frank Deimel. Navigator, 458th Bomb Group. Deimel had studied to become a priest. He crashed in Blick, Germany, near the village Süderbrarup in Schleswig-Holstein in B-24 “Rhapsody In Junk” #41-28733 when it was shot dow
Died 9 February 2005
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First Lieutenant Charles Woodbury. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 February 2008
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Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Melvin Dyson. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 February 2009
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