William W Buzek

Military

Landed in Switzerland on 25 Feb 45 in B-17 'Dinah Mite' #43-39018, INT.



Feb 25 1945 was one of six chaff ships, flying two miles ahead of formation to draw anti-air craft flak. Before take-off and while unloading barrels of tinfoil, (sentence was not finished).

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The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (AW-P, serial number 43-39018) of the 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group that has crash landed at Diepoldsau, Switzerland. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17G, 43-39018, at Diepoldsau, Switzerland (near Austrian border), 25/2/1945.'

43-39018

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dinah Mite
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons pg 218, 232, 235