Carlos A Whitehead

Military

RTD, bailed out over France on 5 Apr 45 after his plane 'Screwball Express' was severely damaged by flak.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Screwball Express
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

St Louis, Missouri

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - “severely” was misspelled.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 340 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia