John R Paget
MilitaryShot down by flak and crashed at Lautenbach on 7/20/44 in B-17 'The Liberty Run' #42-102509, Prisoner of War (POW).
Earlier20 December 1943 in B-17 #37767 on return from mission to Bremen, made emergency landing at Cambridge AF . Fuel tanks were completely empty. H. F. Weber crew.
POW
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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: The Liberty Run
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Crowley, Louisiana, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 20 July 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7274 / MACR 7274, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 430 pix 431 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database