John R Paget

Military

Shot 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

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • 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

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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 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