Grady Fuqua

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

KOF, 30 December 1943 on mission to IGF factory at Ludwigshaven in B-17 #42-39780 'Little Twink'. On the bomb run, the A/C was hit by flak and lost #3 engine. Hit by flak again over Frankfurt and unable to keep in formation, RAF escorted A/C to Hawkinge where A/C crash landed. Unfortunately 7 crew members bailed out but parachutes failed to open. 5 KOF, 5 RTD.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 351st Bomb Group inside a B-17 Flying Fortress . Passed for publication 1 Jan 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Five "Fortress" Men Killed In Parachute Jump After "Biggest Ever" Day Raid On Germany. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Back at their home base in the 'plane which went to pick them up, the five survivors of the Flying Fortress "Little Twink" talk over their experience. They are (left to right): Sgt. Seymour Zeitler, gunner, of 145 Amherst St. Brooklyn, N.Y.; Lt. Joseph Adami

42-39780

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Twink
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

30 December 1943

Buried

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Added some punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/">www.351st.org/ken.harbour/> Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.  I, p. 449