Vernon C Dinger
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 24256
Crew of the "Free Delivery" just before being deployed to Framlingham, England. Free Delivery was hit by flak on Dec. 31, 1944 while on a mission to Hamburg and was eventually shot down by a Messerschmitt Me 262. Crew parachuted; 2 (Carpenter, Dinger) KIA; 7 taken as POW.
Photo courtesy of Pima Air Museum, Tuscon, AZ.
Photo courtesy of Pima Air Museum, Tuscon, AZ.
Photo courtesy of Pima Air Museum, Tuscon, AZ.
Killed in Action (KIA) at Neuendorf on B-17 'Free Delivery' #4338632
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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: Free Delivery
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
31 December 1944 | ||
Born |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 31 December 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11245 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database