Elbert Hardy

Military

Crashed in Sweden on 3 Apr 45 in B-17 'Ractup' #43-38871, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38871

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ractup

Revisions

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Added an Association to the A/C #43-38871 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons, pg 227