Ferris S Martin

Military

Assigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Crewed on B17 A/C 42-3093 'Nobody's Darling', which crashed on 31-Dec-44 on the beach at Burnham on Sea after running out of gas after raid on the Cognac Aerodrome in France. Shot down 27-May-44 on Ludwigshafen mission in B-17 42-31899 'Chatterbox'. Landed in Switzerland. Interned. MACR 5332.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

Harold M Peters

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802452
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-3093

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nobody's Darlin
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

42-31899

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chatterbox
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

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Interned (INT)

Switzerland 27 May 1944 Shot down 27-May-44 on Ludwigshafen mission in B-17 42-31899 'Chatterbox'. Landed in Switzerland. Interned. MACR 5332.

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Returned (RTD)

Burnham-on-Sea, UK 31 December 1944 Crewed on B17 A/C 42-3093 'Nobody's Darling', which crashed on 31-Dec-44 on the beach at Burnham on Sea after running out of gas after raid on the Cognac Aerodrome, France.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5332 / MACR 5332, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.  I, p. 457 w/ pix of ac / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database