Alan H Newcomb
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Prisoner of War (POW). Crashed near Burgsteinfurt on 30 September 1944, in B-17 'Packawalup II. ' T/O from Deenethorpe, target Munster;. Hit by flak setting no. 1 engine on fire. Last seen at 1400hrs near Dutch-German border escorted by five P-51s. Crew of nine, all Prisoner of War.
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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: Pakawalup II
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hells Angels Out Of Chute 13, Grossly Inadequate
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Maximum Effort
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Cleveland, OH, USA | 28 February 1921 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 30 September 1944 - 8 May 1945 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Died |
Chicago, IL, USA | 21 October 1966 |
Revisions
Updated the POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 9416;
- href="http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1742">http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1742>; Losses of the 8thAF, vol.4
MACR 9416 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database