Kenneth M Coombs

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Elsenborn in B-17 #4338066

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38066

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lili Marlene
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Reading MA 7 March 1921 Reading, Massachusetts

Died

14 October 1944 A/C 43­38066 was hit by A/C 43­38108, probably caused by #108 being caught in prop­wash. A/C #66 was chewed up completely, props cutting through radio room. Both A/C went down, 066 broken into two pieces.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9474 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database