Frank H Schuler

Military

After the completion of a local transition flight on 12 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31756, the co-Pilot accidentally retracted the landing gear while taxiing clear of the runway. RTD. Damaged by flak and ditched in channel on 6/22/44 in B-17 'Mary Cary' #4297405 RTD

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31756

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

42-97405

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

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Added a connection to A/C #42-31756 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7131 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database