Daniel A Darling

Military

Crashed landed at Ash, Kent on return from operations on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-31021 'Whirlaway'. RTD.

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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

A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (WA-K, serial number 42-31021) of the 524th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, at Overland Farm, Kent, 2 February 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'P253. B-17, 231021, WA:K, C/L Overland Farm, Kent, 2nd Feb 1944. ICM 80099AC.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Whirlaway

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Added a connection to A/C # 42-31021 mentioned in the "Summary biography".

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8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia