B-24 Liberator 44-10494 at Catfoss airfield.
On 31st January 1945 the crew of this 330th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, USAAF aircraft was part of a group of 4030 aircraft taking part in a raid on Brunswick Hallendorf but because of poor weather conditions part of the raid was scrapped after the aircraft had taken off. In all 112 B17's and 291 B24's were recalled as were nearly 200 P51 fighters acting as escorts and scouting forces. By the time the force was recalled many were well on their way to the target area. Because of bad weather around their bases in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire many crews were diverted north to land and a number of aircraft suffered damage in Yorkshire trying to land. This specific aircraft was diverted to try and land at Catfoss. Details of what happened to this aircraft are not yet known other that it received damage on landing at Catfoss.
Pilot - 1Lt Howard E Jennings USAAF (O-710951).
Crew - Names not yet known but possibly as listed below.
2Lt R F Sanderson USAAF (O-719762).
2Lt W E Schoepheester USAAF (O-776809).
T/Sgt Kenneth E Massa USAAF (35143161).
S/Sgt A J Humphreys USAAF (32475422).
S/Sgt Vance K Jeffers USAAF (35439397).
S/Sgt Alfred Midgley Jr USAAF (33707226).
S/Sgt Martin H Rubin USAAF (32896697).
T/Sgt Adrian N Tatum USAAF (34671809).
1st Lt Howard Jennings and the crew listed were flying B-24 42-50505 on 6th February 1945 when the aircraft was badly damaged and crashed in Holland. He became a PoW.