George C Doutt
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #4238133 'Reluctant Dragon. ' KIA. On 30 Nov 1944, he Reluctant Dragon was the last of the camouflaged Fortresses at Snetterton. Silver had just about engulfed every American bomber. We were bombing Lutzkendorf
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Reluctant Dragon
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
30 November 1944 | ||
Born |
Du Bois, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 30 November 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10833 / MACR 10833, Snetterton Falcons, pg 207 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database