Joe T Humble

Military

Damaged by fighters on the return from a mission to Frankfurt am Main, GR on 11 Feb 1944, B-17G #42-40005 'Salvage Queen' made a crash landing near Valenciennes, FR. Evaded (EVD). Returned to England by 6 Sep 1944.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Salvage Queen II
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

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Evaded

Germany 11 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2530 / MACR 2530, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database