Maurice W Pickett
MilitaryShot down 17 April 1943 in B-17 #425394. Prisoner of War (POW). Engine fire in # 2 engine had developed earlier then after bombs dropped in Bremen, fighters attacked knocking out the #4 engine killing the RO, BTG and 2 WGs. At bale out, only one engine was operating. The a/c crashed at Benthullen, Germany. Strong reports Pickett was a squadron gunnery officer who was engineer for the day. Pickett was imprisoned at Stalag Luft 3 and was moved to Nuremburg 49-11.
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
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Oregon | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 17 April 1943 |
Revisions
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, NARA / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database