Arthur V Gens
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) when B-17 42-32009 collided with another B-17. The fuselage snapped in half and the aircraft crashed in North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk.
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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: Buffalo Gal aka Black Cat 13
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
28 July 1944 |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added associations to the 350th BS & 100th BG listed in the A/C #42-32009 description section.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8174