Myron L King
MilitaryFlew on Mission to Moscow, Was only American pilot courtmarshaled in Russia, a travesty of justice
On 3 Feb 1945 mission against Berlin, B-17 44-6508 was damaged by flak. Pilot 1st Lt. King flew behind Soviet lines and force landed at Kuflevo, Poland, about 20 miles southeast of Warsaw. A Polish stowaway hid on the B-17 when King subse
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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: Maiden U.S.A., Mission to Moscow
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia