George E Dupuis

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Collided with another B-17 from the 303rd BG on form-up and crashed near Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire on a mission to Aschersleben, Germany on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G 42-31516. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31516

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: June Bug
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Irthlingborough, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK 22 February 1944 Collided with 42‑38041 from 303rd BG, Molesworth, while forming up at 0956; crashed near Irthlingborough, UK; only survivors were bombardier and navigator who parachuted to safety

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Merged with duplicate records to include information from :
the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1042
Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

AAIR 44-02-22-511 / MACR 15771 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database