John Derlin Myers
MilitaryPilot 2nd FS, 52nd FG, 12AF USAAF. On shipping recce of Italian coast, propellor ran out of control in high speed, belly landed in Spitfire JK255 13 Jan 44. POW. MACR 1955.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: 52nd Fighter Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Shot down |
Pianosa, Italy | 13 January 1944 | Propellor ran out of control in high speed, belly landed in Spitfire JK255 13 Jan 44. POW. MACR 1955. |
Other Prisoner of War POW |
Gneixendorf, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Austria | 13 January 1944 | Prisoner of War. Stalag Luft 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria. |