Arturo C Chacon

Military

17 July 1943, B-17 42-29872 piloted by Wm. Peters was under fighter attack near the Dutch coast. It subsequently went down in the North Sea and 9 crew members survived.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29872

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron

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http://www.351st.org/loadlist/search.php?type=m&mission=19&ac=42-29872

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop & Hey pp. 184-5