Philip B Francis
Military
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UPL 30302
Captain Phillip B Francis
Newspaper article
Prisoner of War (POW). Listed in the personal account of Pilot Douglas Johnson of mission 15 October, 1944 to Romania and Poland and emergency landing in Belgium. AC B-17G #43-37513. Crew ordered to bail out after target.
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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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Anna
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 15 October 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9483 / MACR 9491, personal account of Pilot Douglas Johnson from web site of Almeda Aero Club / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database