Forest B Buford

Military

Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 42-38008. Ditched in Baltic. Interned.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-38008

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: 888
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Interned

8 May 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4669