Arthur Dean Batchelor

Military
media-19611.jpeg UPL 19611 Back row, left to right:
Arthur D (Dean) Batchelor (Kansas)
George A. Males (Kansas City Kansas)
Frank J. Tersigni (Ohio)
Willie L. Cole (Little Rock Ak.)

Front row, left to right:
Earl A. Johnson
Harold H. Peters (New York)
Lt. GourdJian
Richard J. Driscoll

The B-17, 42-38025, named 'Flak Happy' was stationed at Podington, England (station 109).
It was part of the 327th Squadron of the 92nd Bomb Group. It crashed July 16, 1944 near Mittenwald, Bavaria while on a bomb mission to Munich targeting the BMW plant. Three planes were lost on that mission, this being one of the three. All crew survived the crash landing and were taken prisoner immediately. Missing Aircrew Report 7565. All sent to Stalag Luft IV, but reports indicate some were transferred after initial confinement.

Sent through to the museum by Tom Crew, whose father flew on B-17 42-38025.

Object Number - UPL 19611 - Back row, left to right: Arthur D (Dean) Batchelor (Kansas) George A. Males (Kansas City Kansas) Frank J. Tersigni ...

Prisoner of War (POW) Had mechanical failure and crashed at Mittenwald on 7/16/44 in B-17 #4238025



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flak Happy
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Winnetka, Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 16 July 1944
Kansas, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Additional details supplied by Tom Crew, whose father flew on B-17 42-38025.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7565 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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