Donald S Mohr
MilitaryRTD crashed near Verden on 18 Mar 45 in B-17 43-37855 'Peter Pain' Berlin mission 18 March 1945. Aircraft started lagging 3 minutes after bombs away with #2 engine was on fire. Fire was extinguished but still smoking. Prisoner of War in Stalag Luft 1.
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395065.jpg?itok=VsAN-sdc)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![The insignia of the 524th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395066.jpg?itok=cAnLmqu_)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
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- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Boomerang's Big Friend
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
![Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-456991.jpg?itok=NWOv0Ga_)
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Related media
- Media Type: Document
- Object Number: Document 56933
- Description: Documented events of the crash of B-24 41-29438 and the subsequent fate of the crew, and other airmen, who were held as Prisoners of War in the same...
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War |
Germany | 18 March 1945 | |
Born |
Victor, Iowa, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13567 / MACR 13567; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 339 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database