E E Kennedy

Military

While serving as a Waist Gunner on B-17F #41-24494 on 9 November 1942, the aircraft was assigned to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. On return, the aircraft overshot the runway when it attempted to land at Portreath and crashed into field beyond runway. Sgt Kennedy was not injured. RTD.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

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Revisions

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"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Flagged as a "NAME_ISSUE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Lee Cunningham 28-Nov-2014. Entry based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs by Hey and Bishop p.45