Dean M Radtke
Military
Staff Sgt. Theodore Edward Mangum Sr. is pictured on bottom row, second from left.
Family and military records.
Object Number - UPL 21816 - Pictured with Dean Radtke crew. Blivit was also flown by the crew led by pilot Lt. Mark Gummersall and co-pilot Lt. Reginald C. Holliday . Staff...
Fighter attacks set two engines on fire on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 and B-17G #42-97491 'Ronnie R' crashed E of Vechta after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW). Earlier on 12/30/1943, his B17 was flak damaged and then attacked by fighters killing co-pilot Robert Digby.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 March 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Morrice, Michigan, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3034 / MACR 3034, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 516 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
