Frederick K Massey

Military

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30707 'Piccadilly Commando'.



Earlier flew on B-17#42-30065 that crash landed returning from raid on Stuttgart on 6 Sept 43. It ran out of fuel. Many of the other B-17's were low on fuel that day.



On 8 Oct 1943 crash landed in 'Liberty Belle' B-17 #42-5889 on return from mission to Poland. 10 RTD.



POW, AM OLC,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30065

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group

42-30707

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Piccadilly commando
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

42-5889

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Belle
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 389th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

1 February 1951

Born

Franktown, Virginia, USA

Other

Evaded

Germany 14 October 1943

Revisions

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Added an association to the A/C #42-30065 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # 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 816 / MACR 816, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 276, 320, 334, First Over Germany pg. 169-170, Russell Strong Index Cards, 306th BGA Collection, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…