Don H Blyth
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 27 May 1944 in B-17 #42107023. Killed in Action (KIA). Plane crash landed at Champfleure. Lt. Blythe was only crewmember killed. The 8 survivors assembled away from the wreck and assumed Blythe had run into the woods. He did get out. He probably pitched out on impact and the left wing pinned him to the ground.
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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
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
27 May 1944 | ||
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Born |
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 27 May 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5182 / MACR 5182, Ridgewell's Flying Fortress by MacKay pp. 134-5 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database