Francis Patrick Kane

Military

Made an emergency landing SE of Amiens, FR after being damaged by fighters on a mission to Oberpfaffenhoven, GR on 16 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-37848 'Sissy'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Nose section of an airplane that has a plexiglass bubble on the front. On the side is a painting of a coin with the words "Silver Dollar" painted around the coin.

42-37781

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Silver Dollar
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

42-37848

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sissy
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 16 March 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N, Rank, Role & Middle Name per info on 384th BG website.

 

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography".

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AAIR 43-12-26-507 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3244 / MACR 3244, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database