Crash Site B-24H 41-28615 "Ginnie"

he B-24H-1 41-28615 T 733 ‘Ginnie’ OD (733rd Bomber Squadron) was shot down by German FW 190 fighters on 22 February 1944, during a mission to Gotha after it had strayed from formation. The aircraft, carrying its full bomb load, exploded when it crashed near Steenbergen in the Volkerak. All 10 crew members were killed.

The fatal mission of the ‘Ginnie’ took place during the so-called ‘Big Week’. During this week, the USAAF and the RAF carried out massive air raids targeting German aircraft production and the Luftwaffe. The ‘Big Week’ is generally considered a success, but the losses of the Allied air forces were also enormous. The USAAF alone lost more than 200 bombers and approximately 2,600 crew members that week.

The crew consisted of:
Pilot 2nd Lieutenant Richard Morrison Ingram
Co-Pilot 2nd Lieutenant Arthur Elmer White
Navigator 2nd Lieutenant Donald C. Lawry
Bombardier 2nd Lieutenant Michael Albert Boehm
Radio-Operator Staff Sergeant Charles F. Ross
Left Waist Gunner Staff Sergeant Thomas P. Crumpler
Right Waist Gunner Staff Sergeant McCalvin Robinson Jr
Ball Turret Gunner Staff Sergeant James Golbski
Top Turret Gunner Staff Sergeant Raymond John Diederich
Tail Gunner Staff Sergeant Richard C Anderson

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Source

• Text: Kaj Metz / Wilco Vermeer
• Photos: USAAF
• - https://www.studiedinteloord.com/b24-liberator