John B Carson

Military

A direct flak hit on a mission to Watten, FR on 26 Mar 1944, caused B-17G #42-37833 'Omar the Dent Maker' to explode in mid-air and crash E of Abbeville, FR. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37833

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Omar The Dent Maker | The Devil's Daughter
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 26 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3599 / MACR 3599, Losses of teh 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=588 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database