Edgar J Foss
MilitaryShot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 44-40154. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base.
16 August 1944 - B-24J AC 42-50580 shot down over North Sea by a malfunctioning top turret gun on another B-24 while on a practice mission. Returned.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Transferred |
10 August 1944 | Transferred from 492nd Bomb Group to 467th Bomb Group. | |
Other Returned |
16 August 1944 | Returned after being shot down in the North Sea by a malfunctioning top turret gun on another B-24 while on a practice mission. MACR 16276 | |
Other Returned (RTD) |
North Sea | 29 May 1944 | Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 44-40154. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base. MACR 5221 |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
Unit Roster in Healy book on 467th.
http://www.492ndbombgroup.com;
MACR 16276 - https://www.fold3.com;
MACR 522 - https://www.fold3.com
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5221 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database