John A Quinn
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 17 April 1943 in B-17 #42-5394. Engine fire in # 2 engine had developed earlier then after bombs dropped in Bremen, fighters attacked knocking out the #4 engine which killed Quinn as well as the BTG and 2 WGs. The A/C crashed at Benthullen, Germany.
This was John's 7th Mission.
AM, PH
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Events
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Died |
17 April 1943 | ||
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Born |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 17 April 1943 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15516 / MACR 15516, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 107, First Over Germany by Russell Strong pp. 86-87, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards,