Edward W Perkins
MilitaryLost oil pressure in No 3 engine on a local training flight on 9 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31169 'Hey Mabel!' and then was unable to lower left landing gear and made an emergency landing in the grass at Honington, Returned to Duty (RTD).
Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97135 'Hey Mabel'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
29 April 1944 | Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Revisions
Added POW camp information to the POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4252 / MACR 4252, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database