Paul E Pinkerton
MilitaryPaul told me of three aircraft on which he flew as navigator from Bassingborne. Liberty Run was a loaner. On their last mission, they lost two engines due to flak and when the tail gunner called out that two ME109's were closing, the captain ordered a course to Switzerland. The crew was interned at Davos Platz. Pinkerton and two crew escaped and made their way back to England. This crew's usual airplane was Round Trip Topsy. I have confirmed one mission on Shoo Shoo (Shoo) Baby, which is now restored and at Wright Patterson in Ohio. As far as I know, with Paul's passing recently, all of the crew are now dead. Pinkerton retired in the 60's with the rank of Major.
Shot down 27 May 1944 in B-17 #42107042 'Liberty Run. ' Landed in Switzerland. Interned.
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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: the Liberty Run
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Germany | 27 May 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5356 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database