Edward Z Gelman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-34291.jpeg UPL 34291 Last seconds before impact - Isle of Man, 43-38856M, GD - 381st Bomb Group, 23.4.45. Don Madar Collection

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Object Number - UPL 34291 - Last seconds before impact - Isle of Man, 43-38856M, GD - 381st Bomb Group, 23.4.45.

KIS 23 April 1945 on excursion flight to Ireland. 31 men were picked to go on one-week vacation to Belfast, Ireland. Crashed into 2,000- foot peak on Isle of Man.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38856

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

23 April 1945

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:08:39
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Mighty Men of the 381st: Heroes All; 381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; Roll of Honor

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