Edwin Eugene Mims Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 19843
Tippet Crew
Aircraft is B-17F Satan's Workshop.
See Morgan series B-17, (c) c. 1965.
Aircraft is B-17F Satan's Workshop.
See Morgan series B-17, (c) c. 1965.
Morgan Aero series (c) c. 1965 ( red cover)
Shot down 2 October 1943 in B-17 #42-5260 'Yardbird II'. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
- Nicknames: Yardbird II
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Amarillo, Texas, USA | ||
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 2 October 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 738 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database