Paul A Messina

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Flew on last 379th flight on 25 April 1945 to Pilsen. Killed in mid-air collision while on a sightseeing tour of damaged Europe.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

River Mead, Braintree, Essex CM7 9AX, UK 11 May 1945

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
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Associated to the aircraft in which he was killed after correspondence with Tony Lynch, the Bocking B-17 Researcher and memorial organizer.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
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379th Bombardment Group Anthology pg. 143 and 343 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia