Otto A Schoeneberg

Military

On a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-31102 was hit by flak and broke up in the air and crashed NE of Dortmunde-Ospel after the crew baled out . Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31102

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War

Germany 23 March 1944

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 3316;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3316, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces