Abel Flores

Military

Shot down at Irlich on 9/11/44 in B-17 #43-38166 "Hogie's Heroes", Prisoner of War (POW).

Connections

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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

43-37529

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

43-38166

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hogie's Heroes
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 11 September 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Born

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey;
MACR 8826

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 8070 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database