Abel Flores
MilitaryShot down at Irlich on 9/11/44 in B-17 #43-38166 "Hogie's Heroes", Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 11 September 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
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Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey;
MACR 8826
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 8070 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database