Edward L Maslanka

Military

Copilot on 2nd Lt. Wesley D. Peterson crew. Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #4230163. Lt. Maslanka and Lt. Winter (Bombardier) were both injured in bailing out of the bomb bay. Maslanka suffered a broken rib and Winter serious injuries to his left leg and hip. Reunited soon after landing, they were hidden by the French. Maslanka, however, wanted to move on quickly and get out of the area, so he left. Winter was unable to walk easily for more than a week and stayed close to the place where he had landed. Winter finally recovered enough for the Underground to move him along, and he arrived in Spain on 10 October. Maslanka did not get there until the 25th. Winter was back in England on 3 November and Maslanka arrived 20 November.







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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 368th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

22 March 1995

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Other

Evaded

Germany 6 September 1943

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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 518; First Over Germany, pg. 155; / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 518 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database