Eric Kolc

Military

Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 #4239759 'Pickle Dropper. ' Evaded.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-39759) of the 390th Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390BG.'

42-39759

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pickle Dropper / Sarah Jane
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pautucket, Rhode Island, USA

Other

Evaded

France 30 December 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1675 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database