Wilford G Doolittle

Military

Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 42-31691. Landed in Switzerland. Interned.



Crew Number 73

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31691

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lassie
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 13 April 1944

Born

Revisions

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Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Doolittle%2C+Wilfred+G

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3948 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database