Frederick H McBride

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed SSW of Hameln, GR on a mission to Oscherleben on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G 42-39815 'Emeigh'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39815

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Emeigh
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

22 February 1944

Revisions

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 2641

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2641, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces