Bomber Crashes
Serial #42-42-110031 H Bar Landing gear under left wing collapsed and spray foam to put fire out visible on that wing Faced with utter destruction - no survivors #42-100112Q 68TH BS D-5-CO 41-23806 Z 68th Squadron "Bat out of hell" Nose wheel caved in and landing gear collapsed Looks like crashed into a building Navigator was trapped in wreckage Hit by ME109s over Escalles sur Buchy 4 images from the crash. From Yves de Ryckel: Lt Frank (Jack ) Adams was CoPilot Details unknown Davido 68th BS
I’ve original photos of the B-24J 42-51258 J+ crash site. (44th BG 66th Squadron)
The photos were taken by my father in law,…
67th squadron bomber "Phyllis" undergoes an engine change after crashing half a mile south of the A-69 road in England
Crash on takeoff 129538
#123778, Vertical stabilizer of crashed bomber
"Impatient Virgin" just after crash landing - her crew stand with the wreckage
Rose crash at Thorpe Abbotts
Crashed bomber smokes - Serial # 27507
Crashed bomber smolders, foam sprayed on it to put out fire
#123800 B-24D crash landing
Serial #42-100295, from the 68th Squadron. Made a crash landing at Thorpe Abbotts after the fuel transfer system failed and the engines died
"The Impatient Virgin" crash site - mostly damage around nose and sheared prop
Crash landing of AC 999980, 3/11/1944
Staff Sgt. Shelton receives first aid on the ground at Shipdham. The Flight Surgeon K.E. Comer attends to him after return from a mission to Berlin.
Crash site of Flying Log - 10 men killed in the crash
Unknown crash site
Rescue crew arrives at the crash site of the "Flying Log"
Bar D crashed in the grass at Shipdham
Crash of #42-7582 Glen Folsom and the P-47
"The Falcon" 466th crashed bomber at Shipdham - Paterson farmhouse is in the background
Crash landing at Shipdham, 129168, 11/14/43
Wreckage of "The Falcon" - a 466th B-24 that crashed at Shipdham after clipping a tree, 1/8/45
Crash landing at Shipdham - mangled metal of B-24
Crash landing, 9/5/1944, A/C 189
A/C 160, 4/6/ 1944
B-24D port side crash, AC 123703, 2/20/1943
#123703 crash, 2/20/1943, crash viewed from port wing
AC 123703 crash, 2/20/1943
"Paper Doll" crash site, May 18, 1944, Hollis Nickols crew bailed out and the plane crashed at Dietschwil, Switzerland
B-24D crash landing, #123703
B-24D, engine #3, AC 123703, 2/20/1943
Wrecked B-24 bomber in snow
#2100112 - Crashed in snow
Crash landing at Haverford, Pembrokeshire, Wales, 1/3/1943, after it ran out of fuel
Crash Landing AC 328, 3/29/44
Scrapped bomber
Unknown crash
Crash on takeoff, AC 129539, 3/23/44
A/C 642, Landing Gear Collapsed, 5/10/44
AC 509 Explosion
AC 509 Explosion
January 8, 1945. Ground crews at Shipdham removing injured airmen from "The Falcon" - a bomber of the 466th that clipped a tree on descent, which also tore off the outboard engine
Fragments of a crashed bomber stuck in a tree at Shipdham
WQ V - Crashed at Shipdham
8/9/1944, AC 328
Crash landing, 3/11/1944, AC 99980, "Banshee", was hit by flak after bombs away, crash landed at Shipdham
AC 123800, 2/17/43, Crash Landing
AC 427, 3/22/1945, crashed AC down in the field, broke through fence
AC 160, Crash, 6/4/1944
B-24 295226 pictured in a field of flowers
295226 B-24 Crashed in a field of flowers
Airman in front of crashed bomber
K, Crashed Bomber
QK K Crashed Bomber
Unknown crashed bomber
42-7650 J bar 67th Squadron, "Ole Miss"
Serial #41-29168, 66th Squadron Crash, belly landed November 13, 1943 at Frogshall
Crash in Africa, October 6, 1943, Serial #42-40731, "Eagle Eyed"
Crash site of "Ruthless"
"Northern Lass" Crash site
Attempting to move wrecked bomber
27521, 11/26/43 crash
AC 594 crash landing, 2/17/45, main gear folded
Pistol Packing Mama. Nose wheel caved in after crash landing.
Scaffolding is build around the engine of a crashed bomber
Crash A/C 594, slipped off runway, main gear folded, 66th BS, 2/17/45, 66th Squadron bomber
AC 594 crash, 2/17/1945
AC #42-72878, 2/12/43, on fire
"Miss Emmy Lou" crash, 12/22/1943, at Richards farm, West Bradham near Shipdham
Crash, serial # 42-99970, 1/23/44
A/C 309, 12/18/1944, V Bar
Crash site
#41-23813 V 68th Victory Ship, Crashed January 21, 1944
Unknown crashed bomber
Unknown crashed bomber
Crash in the woods, 1/13/1944
Crashed B-24 #27551, 1/13/1944
Ground crews surround a crashed bomber
11/29/1944, flat tire on takeoff, A/C 124
A 67th squadron bomber that ran out of runway after a mission
"Impatient Virgin" Crash
Crash landing, wheel well collapsed, A/C 189, 9/5/1944
Crashed bomber on the airfield
May 11, 1945, AC 450698
Unknown crashed bomber
QK, 61234
RAF Mosquito Crash Landing at Shipdham, AC TA446, 1/17/1945
#2100400 Crashed in Snow
Unknown crash in winter
Nose wheel well collapsed on unknown bomber
B-24H #27521, 11/26/1943 Crash
Crashed bomber, bomb dump visible in background
Unknown crashed bomber, props bent, scaffolding around engines
42-95226 C, 68th Squadron, "Channel Hopper" - Emergency landed in Switzerland July 20, 1944 after hit by flak
#295226 Parked on Hardstand, Plants poking through
AC 509 Explosion
A/C 509 Explosion, 2/7/1945
AC 309, crashed 12/18/1944 on takeoff
AC 309 crash on takeoff, 2/11/1944
AC 248 Crash, 1/8/1945, 466th bomber that clipped a tree
P-47 crash landing at Shipdham, 1944
Hruby crew have shortsnorters signed by crew of HMT ship
Two views of 42-63971, B24D, GJ-W, 44th BG, Crashlanded at Trollhattan on November 18, 1943, Swedish Air Staff Photo, 68th Squadron, Weant Crew, Crash Wreckage
Pregnant Peg, Crash Wreckage
Nose Art of Cari(?); AC 207, Main Undercarriage Damaged on 506 Ship, July 29, 1944 using crane to repair; December 18, 1944, Crash on Takeoff NC 309 due to Fog
My Gal Sal Crash Wreckage, Bar H, Banshee and Lt Jewell; Crash of H, B-24D, Tail Up
July 6, 1944 on Takeoff, F Bar 367, Crashed Ship on Field at Shipdham
Davis AC, K, B24D, Gaining Altitude over East Anglia?; AC 367, June 7, 1944, Crashed with Nose Wheel Collapsed, F Bar
Crashed Ship, Leo Thatcher, Lt Stephen's at End of Runway 26, F Bar 367, July 6, 1944, on Takeoff
B24 No 280? Crash, December 29, 1944, Prop on Field, Ground Crews Sifting through Wreckage
44th BG Crashes; May 1, 1944, 427436, Crash on Takeoff, 27476, H; 466 BG Crash Just after Take Off Near Shipdham Airbase, Prop in Tree; Sweat Box, June 11, 1944, Crashed on Runway? and Mud
#260, 12/29/1944
42-51258 Crash on Feb 25, 1945 in Belgium
Bomber crash, details unknown
Lt Griffith and Leon Johnson, crash landing November 18, 1943
Wrecked B-24D - Fire repellent foam sprayed on wings - details unknown
2100112 - Q - Wreckage of bomber in snow - details unknown
A/C 509 Explosion, Feb 7, 1945
An aircrew looks on at their crashed bomber after a mission. Note the prop dug into the mud.
Site of crashed bomber near Shipdham
Unknown B-24 on fire during a mission
Crash on takeoff, 11/6/44, AC 071
Unknown crash site
Crash on takeoff - AC 071
A wrecked FW-190
"Sweat Box" B-24 J CO 44-40071 P+ QK 66th BS Crashed on landing 5 Nov 1944
Northern lass crash site
Caterpillar Club Pin - Given to airmen who bailed out of ailing bombers on a mission
SAND BOMB SPECIAL B - 24 H - 25 - FO 42-95124 8 44 67 NB Z
V WQ B-24J Crash
B-24J - V - WQ - Crash Wreckage - Details unknown
Unknown B-24J crashed - unknown crew in front of wreckage
B-24J crash - unknown airman pictured near nose
506th BS - crash site - a telegraph pole was strapped inside the fuselage to stabilize it so it could be transported for further repairs. Became known as Flying Log or Pregnant Peg.
Crash Landing of RAF Sterling at Shipdham - May 25, 1943
Unknown crash site
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Unknown crashed bomber
A B-24 bomber from the 506th Squadron that crash landed at Shipdham. Photos were captioned as "The Flying Log." A/C identified as 328.
Crash on takeoff 129638?
Holmes crew injuries removed after a mission
Injured airman removed from waist window
V NB 251309
Unknown crashed bomber
Unknown crashed bomber
QK crashed bomber
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G+ QK
Tom Holmes recovering from head injury
Wreckage of a 44th Bomber, Probably at Shipdham
Wreckage of 44th Bomber, Probably Shipdham, Nose Dug into Ground
Meijer Holland_October 18, 1944, 42-51234, Norris Crash Landed Belgium
June 1944, Lt Jones, Ship Cracked on Take Off, No one Hurt
Belgium, Chief Wapello Crash Site
41-23779 Q, Lost January 14, 1944, Wreckage of Vertical Stabilizer
Crashed B-24 at Shipdham, "My Gal Sal" Bar H, 506th Bomber, Front Nose Wheel Collapse, Crash Landed September 2, 1944
B24J Crash in England?, Black Smoke, Bomber Broke Apart, I Bar?, Either May 25 1944 Tomer Crew in Champagne 60 Miles West of Paris or Schuyler Crew April 29, 1944 40-50 Miles East of Zuider Zee
B-24 Takes Direct Hit, Banking, Trailing Smoke
492nd Bomb Group Crash Wreckage on the Ground, June 4, 1944
492nd Bomb Group Crash Site, Smoke from Fire, Building in Background
44th BG Crashed Aircraft, no one injured, July 6, 1944, 42-100367 F
Wrecked bomber at Shipdham, B-24 J, markings unidentified
Wrecked B-24 in snow, G+, QK at Shipdham
Ripped Engine Cowling of V Bar Crashed at Shipdham
Crashed Bomber, QK, in Snow at Shipdham
Crashed Bomber in Snow, Airmen around Crashsite
Bomber Crash, Plume of Smoke
Bomber Crash with Black Smoke
Bomber Crash