Glen S Call

Military

Shot down 27 May 1944 in B-17 #42-107023, Evaded (EVD). Plane crash landed at Champfleure. Lt. Blythe was only crewmember killed. The 8 survivors assembled away from the wreck and assumed Blythe had run into the woods. He did get out. He probably pitched out on impact and the left wing pinned him to the ground.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-107023

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Francisco, California, USA

Other

Evaded

Germany 27 May 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5182 / MACR 5182, Ridgewell's Flying Fortress by MacKay pp. 134-5 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database