Anthony D Volk
Military
303rd Bomb Group Face Book Page - Internet Photo
Object Number - UPL 64083 - Anthony "Tony" Volk
Damaged by flak and later attacked by ME109s on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31471 'Doolittle's Destroyers' crashed NW of Magdeburg after the crew bailed out. Prisoner of War (POW).
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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Doolittle's Destroyers
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of war |
8 March 1944 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 | |
|
Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 2908;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2908, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
