Archie A MacIntyre

Military

Damaged by flak and landed in Switzerland on 7/11/44 in B-24 'Tequila Daisy' #44-40168, INT. Escaped from Switzerland with the help of the French. Traveled by rowboat across Lake Lucerne and stayed with French farmers. Picked up by American Military Police Company's and taken back to England.

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Tequila Daisy

44-40168

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Tequila Daisy
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Highland Park, Michigan 7 July 1920

Other

Interned (INT)

Switzerland 11 July 1944

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Added a connection to A/C #44-40168 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added an Interned event per info in the "Summary biography".

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Corrected the A/C serial # from info looking up the A/C nickname.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # 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 / MACR 6934