Sol H Greenberg

Military

B-17F #42-30580 'Equipoise' blew a tire and veered off runway on 5 Jan 1944. Another B-17 crashed into 30580. Shot down on return from mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-31175 'Trudy'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30580

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Equipoise
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron

42-31175

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Trudy's Ship
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Alabama

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 January 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1920 / MACR 1920, 8th AF losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database