Malcom W Paine

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed near Vaubecourt on 6/25/44 in B-17 'Slick Chick' #42-97811, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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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

42-97811

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Slick Chick
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of war

25 June 1944

Born

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Added a connection to A/C #42-97811 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography".

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6230,

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