David Farrell

Military

Shot down 17 April 1943 in B-17 #42-5394. Engine fire in # 2 engine had developed earlier then after bombs dropped in Bremen, fighters attacked knocking out the #4 engine killing the RO, BTG and 2 WGs. At bale out, only one engine was operating. The a/c crashed at Benthullen, Germany. Stalag Luft III. NARA lists him at Stalag 7A Mooseburg and moved to work camps ending at Munich 48-11. He was on Raymond W. Fortin crew.



POW, AM

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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

42-5394

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

22 February 2000

Born

Minnesota

Buried

Newport Beach, California

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 17 April 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 15516; 306th Echoes, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 107, First Over Germany by Russell Strong pp. 86-87, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15516 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…