Fabian Blatt

Military

Attacked by fighters from the rear on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 29 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-97466 exploded and crashed E of Celle, GR after all but one of the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97466

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Jersey City , New Jersey, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 29 March 1944

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this was my father's nickname through his whole life.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3478 / MACR 3478, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database