Ford W Babcock Jr

Military

Evaded (EVD). Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #42-31016 'Sweet Sixteen'. Target Munster, Germany. A/C hit by flak and fighters. Crew bailed out before A/C crashed at Wijnbergen/Vinkwijk.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31016

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1960, Losses of 8th AF