Glyndon D Bell
Military
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FRE 7753
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30336 "Miss Nonalee II") of the 385th Bomb Group that has crash landed after overshooting the runway. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Overshot landing. R. Bowers.'
Roger Freeman Collection
MACR 824
Shot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30336 'Miss Nonalee II.' Aided by the Danish Underground, escaped to Sweden.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron 551st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-746142
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Nonalee II
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Evaded |
Denmark | 9 October 1943 | |
Born |
Revisions
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Sources
Contributed courtesy of the 385th BG Association. https://www.385thbga.com/wp-content/uploads/A-B-17-in-the-Luftwaffe.pdf
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 824 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database