Allan V Kangas

Military

Damaged by fighters on the return from a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944, B-17F #42-5950 'Peter's Pride' fell out of formation and crash-landed W of Cloppenburg, GR. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

People

William F Babington

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802227
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-683121
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Roy Hatcher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20228454
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Billy B Ivy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19162937
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

John E Liberg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16126133
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group fly through flak during a mission, B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5950) is visible to the left. Handwritten on reverse: '#11'.

42-5950

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: My Devotion, Peter's Pride
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA 25 February 1924

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 March 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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NARA-AAD

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2997 / MACR 2997, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database