William E Fanning Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURBill Fanning served as a Radio Operator with the 379th Bomb Group.
On 25 April 1944, he was killed when the aircraft he was flying, B-17 43-38272, collided with B-17 43-38178, near Pilsen.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thumper
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in action |
Plzeň, Czech Republic | 25 April 1945 | |
Born |
Forest Hills, Queens, NY 11375, USA |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed B-17 serial number from '43-38178' to '43-38272'. See aircraft record for details.
Also brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 342 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Supplement and B-17 Flying Fortress Story by Roger A. Freeman; 379th Bomb Group Anthology