Clyde Smith

Military

Shot down 5 April 1943 in B-17 42-29660. Pilot Ross was wounded in the head and shoulder from .50 caliber ammunition. He gave the bail out order near Erla Works at Antwerp after losing an engine and flight controls and with damage to the left wing. The plane crashed 12 miles north of Antwerp. Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag 4B.



POW

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Francis Douglas Bowles

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11036064
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-29660

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Places

Stalag IV-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 4B

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

5 April 1943

Born

North Carolina

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor,Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 100, First Over Germany by Russell Strong pp 82.NARA