Ben B Ferns Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 42-32113. Killed in Action (KIA). Flew on Robert Ehrler crew. Thirty seconds after bombs away a direct flak hit severed the tail and elecators. A/C went up into a steep stall, stood on its back and then went almost straight down in a flat spin from 27,000ft. The four crew in the rear were probably killed by the flak burst.



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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-32113

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

24 May 1944

Born

Bronson, Florida

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entrey to include detiails from:
MACR 4952 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4952; Losses of the 8th & 9th pg. 262;