Leo Wilson

Military

Made a forced landing due to engine problems on a mission to Genshagen, GR on 6 Mar 1944 in B-24H #42-7598 'The Flak Ducker'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A crashed B-24H Liberator (serial number 42-9590) nicknamed "The Flak Ducker" of the 392nd Bomb Group near Overberg , 6 March 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'RNAF. 42-9590.'

42-7598

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Flak Ducker
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag IX-C

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 9C

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 6 March 1944 Interned in POW Camp: Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 9C per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Corrected the A/C type to B-24H in the "Summary biography" per MACR 3183 at fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/37108666?terms=42,7598

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3183 / MACR 3183, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database