Michael Musashe
Military ROLL OF HONOURUSAAF photo.
Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31241 'Spirit of Wannette', Killed in Action (KIA).
Earlier 1 December 1943 on return from mission to Solingen, Germany, B-17 #42-31243 ran out of fuel and ditched in the English Channel where ASR took them to Manston. 10 returned. Pilot was Allan Eckhart (or Eckart).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 22 October 1942 | |
Died |
29 April 1944 | ||
Born |
Illinois | ||
Cook County, IL, USA |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Brought in information from duplicate record (surname was spelt 'Musasee':
MACR 4463 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
See also:
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
ABMC record: http://abmc.gov/node/541804#.V63e8U1TGUk
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4463, http://303rdbg.com/rost-m.html#M , Losses of Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 402 / http://www.303rdbga.com/427eckhart.html#