Joseph A Czerwonka

Military

On ferry flight from Labrador to Ireland on 13 Jan 1944, B-17G 42-31604 was forced to ditch in Loch Quich, Inverness, Scotland due to the loss of two engines.

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A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

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13 January 1944

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / History of the 445th Bomb Group by Rudolph Birsic

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Contributorjmoore43
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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added an association to the A/C #42-31604 listed in the "Summary biography".

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ContributorAAM
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8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia