Everett E Tribbett
MilitaryOn 26 February 1943 in B-17F 41-24604 'Arkie' [KY:D], 305BG/366BS whiel serving as pilot the aircraft was attacked by fighters on the mission to Wilhelmshaven, Germandy. The plane crashed near Hooksiel 10 miles north of the target. All bailed out and became Prisoner of War (POW)s. Tribbet bailed out on the eastern bank of Jadebusen, Germany.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Arkie
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 February 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 26 February 1943 - 16 June 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia (now Poland) moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser. Oifficially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 16-Jun-45. |
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Born |
Riverside, California |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 1-Jun-2015. Added decoration per existing website data; added SN per MACR 15443; added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Added markings and Summary Biography with A/C model letter, Radio Call Sign , unit association and bale out location per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Lee Cunningham 1-Jun-2105. Flagged as DUPLICATE. The association of this name when accessed from the Aircraft listing for 41-24604 is the one that I edited and it is correct. Not sure HOW this one appears as the one I edited DOES NOT show up when searching for the name.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15443, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 80, The Brotherhood of Heroes by Thom p. 65