Earl J Nelson

Military

Shot down 16 September 1943 in B-17 #42-29699 'Fi Fi' or 'Old Battle Axe'. Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to base.



10/14/43 on return from Schweinfurt mission, with B-17#42-3037 'Windy City Avenger' abandoned near Corby. Crew returned.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29699

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fifi | Old Battle Axe
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

42-3037

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Windy City Avenger (sic)
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 285, 341 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…