Alfred G Wade

Military

Shot down 27 January 1943 in B-17F #41-24637 while serving as Navigator. Aircraft was attacked by fighters on approach to the target at Wilhelmshaven, Germany and crashed near Tossens, Germany. He was able to bail out of the stricken aircraft and was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24637

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 27 January 1943 - 19 July 1945 Held at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia (now Poland) moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 19-Jul-45.

Born

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 15-Feb-2015. Added SN per MACR 15501; Added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Edited Biography per "Losses of the 8ht & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15501 / MACR 15501, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 p. 67 by Bishop and Hey / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database