Rinaldo Cavalieri

Military

B-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

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 March 1944

Born

New York State

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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