Gilbert S Foster

Military

Bailed out before B-17G #42-37855 'Mr Terrific' crashed N of Tonbridge, Kent upon returning from the target of Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944. RTD.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37855

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mr Terrific
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group

Places

Revisions

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Added an Association to “Rattlesden” the home base of the 447th BG.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces