Andrew J Hoyt

Military

Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24463

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-2014 Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 16344; 306BG web site http://www.306bg.org/

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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 / Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p. 30