Paul H Flynn Jr

Military

Assigned to 783BS, 465BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) from raid on Oil refinery in Blechhammer, Germany. When B-24 42-28853 lost a wing over the target he was engulfed in the ensuing fireball. 20-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 9889.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-28853) of the 456th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force explodes in mid-air over Blechammer as a result of a direct flak hit. 20 November 1944.

465th Bomb Group

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

People

Clarence John Lokker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 465th Bomb Group 783rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Squadron Commander

Aircraft

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-28853) of the 456th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force explodes in mid-air over Blechammer as a result of a direct flak hit. 20 November 1944.

41-28853

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 465th Bomb Group 783rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Southington, CT, USA 22 November 1925 Son of Paul H Flynn Snr.

Enlisted

Devens, MA, USA 20 December 1943 Fort Devens Massachusetts

Died

Blechhammer, 92439 Bodenwöhr, Germany 20 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) from raid on Oil refinery in Blechhammer, Germany. When B-24 42-28853 lost a wing over the target he was engulfed in the ensuing fireball. 20-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 9889.
Connecticut, USA

Based

Pantanella 20 November 1944 Assigned to 783BS, 465BG, 15AF USAAF.

Buried/ Commemorated

Southington, CT, USA Re-Interred Saint Thomas Cemetery Southington Hartford County Connecticut, USA

Revisions

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Sources

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https://www.fold3.com/page/83458791_paul_h%20flynn%20jr/details/
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=146922638
Bombing Europe: The Illustrated Exploits of the Fifteenth Air Force by Kevin H Mahoney

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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=41-28853&Submit6=Go
https://www.fold3.com/image/139183222
https://www.fold3.com/page/83458791_paul_h%20flynn%20jr/details/
https://www.fold3.com/image/319640003/?terms=Paul%20H%20Flynn
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=146922638
Bombing Europe: The Illustrated Exploits of the Fifteenth Air Force by Kevin H Mahoney

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=41-28853&Submit6=Go
https://www.fold3.com/image/139183222
https://www.fold3.com/page/83458791_paul_h%20flynn%20jr/details/
https://www.fold3.com/image/319640003/?terms=Paul%20H%20Flynn
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=146922638