Rinaldo Cavalieri
MilitaryB-17G #42-40008 collided with another aircraft during a concentrated flak barrage on a mission to Frankfurt, GR on 24 Mar 1944 and crashed NNE of Schweinfurt, GR. Prisoner of War (POW).
Original member of the Zeman crew.
POW
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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: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803331
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bar Fly
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 March 1944
- Date: 31 December 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 24 March 1944 | |
Born |
New York State |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3539 / MACR 3539, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database