John W Fellows
Military27 June 1942 B-17E-BO AC#41-9108 'Alabama Exterminator' crash landed on the eastern side of Greenland due to bad weather conditions and radio problems. All crew members left uninjured and rescued. Crew was transitioning to England.
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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: Alabama Exterminator
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hay p.15