Paul E Simpson
MilitaryFlew as BT Gunner on B-17 42-31161 'Spare Parts' as part of Crew 57. Bailed out from B-17 42-31719 on mission return from Augsburg 13-Apr-44. RTD
B-17 42-38097 was unable to lower the landing gear upon return from a local transition flight and made a wheels-up landing at Honington on 29-Feb-44. RTD.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-746359
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces