Phillip S Fischer
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 21 May 1943 in B-17 #41-24515 'Marie Jane'. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action. May be the Lieutenant Fischer listed Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop Hey pg 496 where 23 January 1943 mission to Lorient France led to death of crew member Jefferson James.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Marie Jane, Jersey Bounce
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Missions
![An Airman of the 305th Bomb Group in his quarters Passed for publication 2 Jun 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '2/6/43.' Printed caption removed from reverse. On reverse: Daily Sketch, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-407722.jpg.webp?itok=Ukic2OZh)
- Date: 21 May 1943
- Date: 23 January 1943
- Date: 13 January 1943
- Date: 3 January 1943
- Date: 30 December 1942
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in action |
21 May 1943 |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3458, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop & Hey p. 128