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2LT William J. Kipp, Bombardier on B17G 42-97086 took off, with a crew of 10, from Station 468, England on a bombing mission over Choszczno, Poland. Over the Danish Peninsula they were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire which knocked out two of their engines. They crashed near Osterby, Germany.
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Activated 15 June 1942 at MacDill Field, Florida. Initial organization and training at Pendleton Field, Oregon on 29 June 1942; Primary flight training at Davis-Monthan Field in Arizona from 28 Aug. 42 to 31 Oct. 42; then at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier
Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 42-97086 'American Maid. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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| 13 February 2019 16:00:24 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to aircraft associations |
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Removed connection to aircraft not depicted in media image. |
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| 11 February 2019 09:24:48 | Michelbe | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and aircraft associations |
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Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH |
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