• B24,  The Plane

    That day on december 25th 1944 part 1

    (article by David Pratt) Just to add some additional context to what happened on that fateful 25th December 1944, I thought I’d tell you about the other USAAF bomber aircraft that went down during the bitter air fighting over this…

  • B24,  The Plane

    That day on december 25th 1944 part 2

    (article by David Pratt) As many of us now know, The Battle of The Bulge was at its height on the 25/12/12 and the Allies believed the Luftwaffe were a spent force. To the Allies total surprise, the Luftwaffe launched…

  • Crew

    Leon S Liscomb

    – Birthplace: Saranac Lake, New York – ASN: 32940809 – Birthdate: 3 July 1923 – Position in plane: Left Waist Gunner – Rank: S/ Sgt – DOW: (death of wounds) january 2nd 1945, Bitburg/ Germany – Burial: First in Mötsch/…

  • Crew

    Henry G Maxham

    – Birthplace: Hartford, Vermont – ASN: 6130880 – Birthdate: 28th january 1912 – Position in plane: Tail gunner – Rank: S/ Sgt – KIA: december 25th 1944 – Burial: Henri Chapelle, Plot A Row 3 Grave 45 – Medals: Air Medal…

  • Crew

    Robert James Ball

    – Birthplace: Abington – ASN: 13200525 – Birthdate: october 2, 1925 – Position in plane: Nose turret – Rank: S/ Sgt – Returned home, passed away on october 26th 1991, Seattle/ Washington – Burial: Seattle – Medals: European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal,…

  • Crew

    Peter F Ferdinand

    – Birthplace: Drum, Pennsylvania, USA – ASN: 13128349 – Birthdate: aug 29 1924 – Position in plane: Radio operator – Rank: T/ Sgt – Returned home, passed away april 11th 1998 – Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Drums Pennsylvania – Medals: Distinguished Flying…