Donald C Aikin
MilitaryOn a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 with two engines out and a third failing, B-17G #42-39940 'Dixie Jane' crashed near Laon, FR. The crew baled out prior to the crash. Evaded (EVD). Lt Aikin jumped at 4000 feet and landed near the village of TAVAUX-et-RONSERICOURT, SW of VERVINS, Aisne Department, France. Helped and sheltered by the French underground, he was back in England on 4 September 1944.
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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: Dixie Jane
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York State, United States | 6 June 1917 | Born Donald Clinton Aikin |
Enlisted Evaded |
Fort Niagara, Youngstown County, New York, United States | 9 March 1942 - 8 February 1944 | as a Private |
Buried |
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States | 6 January 1987 | |
Enlisted |
Revisions
Escape & Evasion Report at http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-1474.pdf
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion Report at http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-1474.pdf
Find A Grave : http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=AIKIN&GSfn=DONALD…;
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2521 / MACR 2521, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database