Philip J Dower

Civilian

20 December 1943 flew B17 42-30783 'The Stork Club' on a mission to Bremen. Flak knocked out 2 engines and 5 crewmen in the rear of the plane who became Prisoner of War (POW)s. Dower and the rest of the crew returned to base.

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The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 516