Gene L Douglas
Military
US Official via 398th Bomb Group Memorial Association - ref A9334
Object Number - UPL 16697 - Douglas crew - 600th Squadron.
Shot down 26 November 1944 in B-17 42-97740. Prisoner of War (POW).
Earlier July 4, 1944 on mission to Tours, FR in B-17 42-107114 when engine trouble led to an out of control fire over the Channel. Crew returned to England releasing bombs in a field in Sussex. Crew bailed out. 10 RTD.
POW
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17051129 / O-762637
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Engine fire |
4 July 1944 | On 4 July 1944, Tours mission bad weather intervened and no bombs were dropped. On the way over the Channel the #2 engine caught fire. The 2000 lbs bombs were released in an open field at West Chillington, Sussex and after the crew had baled out. | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 26 November 1944 | |
|
Born |
Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Fortresses Over Nuthampstead, pg 35
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 11146;
- Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. IV by Bishop & Hey, p. 28
MACR 11146 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
