Kenneth M Beattie

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Westladbergen on 22 Jan 45 in B-17 #4338583

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 748th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group ('G', serial number 43-38583) having narrowly made a successful landing at Glatton airfield after the brakes failed. Handwritten caption on reverse: '748BS. C. Johnson 365th FG, ICM/175. Crystal's photo says just made it into field; brakes went out.'

43-38583

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jackie
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Golden, British Columbia, CANADA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Hollland 22 January 1945

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11828 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database