accidents

489 Halesworth B-24 106 29

490 EyeB-17 158 40

491 MetfieldB-24 187 47

492 North Pickenham B-24 64 12

493 Debach B-17 158 41

Bomb Group Location Missions

Flown Losses

3832 8th Air Force B-17s and B-24s FTR

(failed to return) due to

Flak Fog Fighters Fire Frost Flame Fatigue Friendly Fire FockeWulfs and this above all,

the Five Fickle Fingers of Fate

8th Air Force Losses --- B17 and B24

Half of the total U.S. Army Air Forces' casualties in World War II were suffered by the Eighth Air Force alone. 26000 dead and more than 28,000 held prisoner in Nazi camps

13,624 died in 12,506 wrecks while training in the U.S. Army Air Force during WW2

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91 BassingbournB-17 340 197

* The Ragged Irregulars of the 91st suffered the most combat losses of all 8th Air Force groups.

The webmaster of this website is proud of his tour of 35 missions with this great old outfit.

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