Cecil R Parker

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Tripitz on 2/6/45 in B-17G #43-38044 'Picadilly Lilly'.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38044

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Piccadilly Lilley
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mount Dore, Florida

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Changed middle initial from 'P' to 'R':
http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=101385

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12239