Arthur F Chance

Military

Crashed near Leipzig on 11/21/44 in B-17 "Heller's Angel" #42-102484, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102484

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heller's Angel
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th 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 21 November 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Born

Pilot Point, Texas

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Added a POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography".

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Added a connection to A/C #42-102484 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11201