Claud Carr

Military

While serving as Bombardier/Toggelier in B-17G 43-37613 on 16-Aug-44 the aircraft was attacked by German figthers and received severe damage. The pilot managed to fly the aircraft back to England and landed at Boreham, Essex, UK. He was uninjured and returned to duty.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37613

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 18-Dec-2014. Added SN and BS association per MACR 8182; crafted biography per "Losses of hte 8th & 9th Air Forces" stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; added connections to BS, Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8182