Leo J Dwyer
MilitaryOn T/O for an operational mission on 6 Feb 1944, B-17G #42-39955 lost an engine and touched down hard upon landing causing the landing gear to collapse. RTD. Damaged by flak over the target of Klein Machnow, Berlin and attacked by fighters on the return on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31337 'Hell's Cargo' crashed WSW of Uelzen, GR. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
- Nicknames: Hell's Cargo
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Bound Brook, New Jersey, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2914 / MACR 2914, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database