Max C Cavey
MilitaryShot down by fighters and crashed near Luxembourg, Belgium on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24 42-100280 'Lil Audrey'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Also took part in Ploesti raid on 8/1/43 while on TDY to 9thAF and interned in Turkey plane was 42-40744.
June 25, 1943 on training mission, B24 42-40774 collided with another aircraft.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35370265
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Interned |
1 August 1943 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 24 February 1944 | |
|
Born |
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2942 / MACR 2942 also MACR 243, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 165 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database