Group prepares for a mission. It was pointing north. 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. You should be able to purchase a full accident report from this site. On 15 May 42. the Group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida, to continue advanced flight training and also to fly antisubmarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico. Most traveled Bomb Group in 8th Air Force with 42-94969 on the 21 Sep 44 mission to Koblenz and crashing I am trying to find out any information about a B-17 Flying Fortress plane crash May 31, 1945. Col Preston P Pender, Jun 1943; Col Thomas R Ford, 4 Jul Colonel Timberlake and Major Addison Baker led in Teggie Ann, which was also the groups lead ship on subsequent raids. Built by Consolidated Aircraft, the B-24 featured the high-aspect ratio Davis wing, a new airfoil designed to reduce drag and increase lift, thus allowing heavier payloads, faster speeds and generally better performance than the older Boeing B-17. The group had been constituted in January 1942, after America's entry into the war, and was activated at Barksdale Field, Louisiana in March. U.S. 93rd Bombardment Group Flew Many Missions Throughout - HistoryNet If you have the tail number of the aircraft that would be helpful in identifying the wreck details. Ammunition was flying everywhere. va said records were water damaged so thy were no help. I lived there from 1955 70 and small pieces of aircraft were constantly being unearthed when the field just opposite the farm entrance was ploughed. Running short of fuel and in poor visibilty, they headed for what seemed to be an airstrip. Im sorry that I do not have more information to go with this story. Constituted as 391st Bombardment Group (Medium) on 15 January 1943 and activated on 21 January Trained with B-26's for duty in Europe with Ninth Air Force. Other missions were flown in support of the Allied advance in Sicily. I love being able to locate the pieces of the puzzle and watch the picture form. (U.S. Air Force photo), This bomb-carrying panda squadron insigne decorated Lt. Howard F. Bolton's aviator jacket. Brigadier General Uzal Ent and Colonel K.K. 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. B-24 Liberators in formation, returning from mission. Object number: FRE 3748 - Waist Gunner S.J. Weapons. Over the refineries, the ill-fated Liberator climbed to 300 feet so the crew could bail out, then fell off on one wing and crashed in a field.