Edward B Dyblie
MilitaryHit by rockets in the target area and later attacked by FW 190s on a mission to Posen, Poland on 20 February 1944 in B-17G #42-37790 'Ain't Misbehavin''. All crew baled out before the a/c crashed near Funen Island, Denmark attempting to make Sweden. Prisoner of War (POW).
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
- Nicknames: Ain't Miss Behavin'
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Events
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 20 February 1944 | Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug (Closed) Moved to Stalag 4 Grosstychow East Prussia 54-20 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added S/N and Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2426 / MACR 2426, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database