George F Bennett
MilitaryGeorge Bennett was Radio Operator/Gunner on board B-17 #42-39782 on the 8 February mission to Frankfurt, Germany.
Shot down by fighters and crashed near Roye, France. Evaded capture with the help of French citizens and members of the Résistance. After landing near Noyon, France, he travelled to the South of France and crossed into Spain, reaching Gibraltar. Flown back from there, he was back in England on 15 May 1945. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 650.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-685654
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11087519
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804509
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37417414
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
3 June 1924 | ||
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Other Bailed out |
8 February 1944 | of B-17 #42-39782, over France | |
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Other Evaded capture |
8 February 1944 - 15 May 1944 | with the help of French citizens and members of the Résistance. Back in England on 15 May 1944 | |
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Died |
1 July 1999 | Marble Falls, Texas | |
| Wheeling, West Virginia |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2880, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Air Forces Escape & Evasion