Howard E Eaton

Military

On 15 Feb 1945, flak damaged B-17 #43-38199. Pilot Lt. Volz flew damaged aircraft behind Soviet lines and force landed at frozen swamp that had been used as a German airfield near Deblin, Poland. Crew returned to England.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38199

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 336th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group

Revisions

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Added an association to A/C #43-38199 per the info in the A/C description section.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php