Benjamin F Powell Jr

Military

September 9, 1944 AC#4231876 'Fire Ball' or 'Fire Ball Red' crash landed due to mechanical failure during either takeoff or assembly. All 10 crew members returned. Plane was salvaged September 10, 1944

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fire Ball Red
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

Combat Chronology p. 205 and Supplement p. 474 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia