Christopher D Domitrovich
MilitaryShot down during Operation Market Garden in C-47 43-16033 on 17 September 1944, after his aircraft took a direct hit after completing the parachute drop, and caught fire. Succeeded in evading capture with the assistance of Dutch civilians until he reconnected with other allied personnel in the area and was picked up by a British tank unit on 34 October 1944.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group 72nd Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2059885
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group 72nd Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-678318
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield