Henham Park (multiple incidents) 41-28590 Memorial

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Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

IWM registers this memorial commemorating B-24 Liberators 42-110033 and 41-28590 of the 93rd Bomb Group USAAF. The two aircraft collided while forming up for a mission to Brunswick on 29 March 1944 and crashed onto the Henham estate.

IWM memorial reference 20621Mission target was Brunswick, GermanyMid-air collision during formation assembly

The American Air Museum records 42-110033 'Arizona Rambler' as a B-24H from the 330th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group ('The Travelling Circus'). The aircraft collided with 41-28590 during assembly over Henham Park. Only three of the 20 airmen survived the initial crash, and a subsequent explosion during rescue operations killed 19 additional personnel from rescue, medical, and fire-fighting units at nearby Holton Airfield.

330th Bomb Squadron, 93rd BG 'The Travelling Circus'Only 3 of 20 aircrew survived19 rescue/medical/fire personnel also killed in secondary explosionTotal death toll approximately 36

Traces of War documents the memorial erected by the Sixth Earl of Stradbroke to mark the 50th anniversary of the collision. The memorial stands on a private estate and is only accessible on open days or by arrangement.

Memorial erected for 50th anniversary by Earl of StradbrokeLocated on private estate, limited public access

Listed in the US War Memorials registry as the Henham Park B-24 Collision Memorial, commemorating one of the deadliest non-combat incidents involving the 93rd Bomb Group in the UK.

Registered in US War Memorials database