J M Bickley

Military

Shot down 7 January 1944 in B-24H #42-40990 'On the Ball. ' Evaded. Attacked by fighters on return from Ludwigshaven, GR setting No 2 and No 3 engines and the bomb bay on fire. The a/c exploded and crashed near Chateaudun, FR.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-40990

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Merkel, Texas, USA

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Evaded

France 7 January 1944

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As told to son and from personal documents

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ABMC; MACR 2366, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2366 / MACR 2366, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database