Chaude E Cockrell
MilitaryAugust 1, 1942 B-17E-BO #41-9024 'King Condor' took off Grafton Underwood on a training mission. Upon return, landed on a short runway, through a hedge on to a road. No injuries to crew
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: King Condor
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Updated first name per info on the 97th BG website.
https://www.97bg.org/cockrell-chaude-c0442-97bg.cfm
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Loses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p. 24