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Rumburgh Nymph" Memorial

Rumburgh, Suffolk

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Location

Rumburgh, Suffolk, Suffolk

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Aircraft & Operation Details

Aircraft Type
B-24 Liberator 42-51116 "Nature's Nymph"
Squadron
446th BG
Station
Flixton (USAAF)
Date of Loss
1944-06-07

Crew

8 killed; 3 survived; pilot 1Lt. Robert L. Zeller

Memorial Details

Type
Group memorial

Memorial Care

parish council
Organisation
Rumburgh Parish Council

Local Contacts

These local organisations are connected to this memorial and may be able to help with information or visits.

Bungay & District Royal British Legionbritish legion

Local remembrance and memorial support

Rumburgh Parish Councilparish council

Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

Further Reading

US War MemorialsRetrieved 2026-03-23

US War Memorials registry entry for the B-24 42-51116 'Nature's Nymph' memorial plaque. Inside the church, below the 446th Bomber Group Association plaque, is a rectangular plaque on wooden backboard commemorating the crew who died in the crash.

Memorial plaque inside churchBelow 446th Bomber Group Association plaqueUS War Memorials reference MemID 2663

American Air Museum in BritainRetrieved 2026-03-23

American Air Museum archive entry for Consolidated B-24H Liberator 42-51116 'Nature's Nymph' of the 705th Bomb Squadron, 446th Bomb Group. Documents the aircraft's assignment and service history.

B-24H variant705th Bomb Squadron, 446th BG(H)Based at USAAF Station 273 (Flixton/RAF Bungay)

446th Bomb Group museum page providing unit context. The aircraft crashed at Corner Farm, Rumburgh on 7 June 1944 while returning from an aborted mission to Alencon, France, crashing at 11:05.

Crashed at Corner Farm, RumburghReturning from aborted mission to Alencon, FranceCrash time 11:05Survivors: 2nd Lt Howard L. Saddler (bombardier) and Sgt Reuben E. Cartwright (gunner)

Sources

  • Geograph Suffolk(website)

Credits & Acknowledgements

Record compiled by
Keith Binley
Heritage sources
US War Memorials (retrieved 2026-03-23)
American Air Museum in Britain (retrieved 2026-03-23)
446th Bomb Group Aviation Museum (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Last updated 2026-03-21

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away
Blythburgh (PB4Y-1) Memorial
Blythburgh, SuffolkLiberator 42-110007 (PB4Y-1)1944-08-12
12.1 km
away
South Cove 42-51241 Memorial
South Cove, SuffolkB-24 Liberator 42-512411945-03-31
15.2 km
away

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