Cornelius Andrew Engel

Military

Volunteer Pilot of B-17 41-24639 'Careful Virgin' on "Aphrodite" flying bomb mission to Mimoyecques, France. Bailed out safely of A/C over UK.

Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24639

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Careful Virgin
Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot VIII Air Force Service Command 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Aerial photograph of Bassingbourn airfield looking east, Whaddon is at the top, the bomb dump is to the left of the main runway, which runs vertically; the control tower and technical site with four C-Type hangars is on the right, 23 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/692. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Chicago, IL	9 June 1921	Son of Andrew and Johanna Engel.
Enlisted	Chicago, IL, USA	30 June 1942	Chicago, Illinois
Other Aphrodite Mission	Mimoyecques, 62250, France	4 August 1944	Pilot of B-17 41-24639 'Careful Virgin' on flying bomb mission to Mimoyecques, France. Baled out of A/C over UK.
Died	Michigan, USA	1 April 1969
Buried	Hastings, MI 49058, USA	5 April 1969	Yankee Springs Cemetery Hastings, Barry County Michigan, USA.

Revisions

Date10 Mar 2020 13:26:42

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesChanges to middlename, service number, highest rank, biography and events

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/96325106
https://www.fold3.com/image/657100377
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54025978

Date10 Mar 2020 02:46:45

Contributorjmoore43

ChangesChanges to biography

Sources

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

Date22 Dec 2015 14:19:05

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesChanges to unit associations

Sources

Liberator: The Consolidated B-24 By Graham Simons.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54025978
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1944/09/24/page/57/article/fortress-…

Date22 Dec 2015 14:17:54

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations

Sources

Liberator: The Consolidated B-24 By Graham Simons.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54025978
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1944/09/24/page/57/article/fortress-…