Lester W Knopp
MilitaryShot down 14 October 1943 returning from Schweinfurt, Germany, in B-17 #4230040 'Wabbit-Twacks III. ' Evaded.
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395036.jpg?itok=0BzXUotL)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395035.jpg?itok=01faXuTd)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![The nose art of B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30040) nicknamed "Wabbit Twacks III" of the 96th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image is obscured.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-379303.jpg?itok=Cq-Jlzdh)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Piccadilly Commando : Wabbit Twacks III
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Evaded |
Germany | 14 October 1943 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 837 / MACR 837; Snetterton Falcons, pg 61 & 75 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database