James B Farrell Jr
MilitaryB-17F #42-30580 'Equipoise' blew a tire and veered off runway on 5 Jan 1944. Another B-17 crashed into 30580. Shot down on return from mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-31175 'Trudy'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Equipoise
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
11 January 1944 | ||
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Born |
Muskogee Co, Oklahoma | ||
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Buried |
Oklahoma |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1920, 8th AF Losses