William Bert Foster
MilitaryAssigned to 378FS, 362FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Sedan, France. After 3rd bombing pass on transport column in Bastogne, reported prop had failed, bellied in and walked away. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11435.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Street Cleaner
- Unit: 362nd Fighter Group 378th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Headcorn
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Dallas, TX, USA | 1 February 1943 | |
Other Engine failure / Belly landing |
6637 Burnon, Belgium | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Sedan, France. After 3rd bombing pass on transport column in Bastogne, reported prop had failed, bellied in and walked away. POW. MACR 11435. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Based |
Lashenden | Assigned to 378FS, 362FG, 9AF USAAF. | |
Kansas, USA | |||
Born |
Reno County, KS, USA |