Donald A Stover

Military

Damaged by flak and ditched in channel on 8/26/44 in B-17 'Mairzy Doats' #42-107146, Returned to Duty (RTD) - Rescued.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A bomber crew and ground crew of the 379th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (FR-G, serial number 42-107146) nicknamed "Mairzy Doats" March 1944. Image via Edmund H Lutz, 379th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'B-17G "Mairzy Doats" air crew and ground crew chief 2102146 FR-G March 1944.'

42-107146

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mairzy Doats
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Moody, Texas, USA

Other

Returned to Duty (RTD)

North Sea 26 August 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

 

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8465 / MACR 8465; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 319 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database