Sidney Passin
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW). Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30606 'El Diablo. ' Target was Kiel, Germany. With supercharger problems and losing an engine, the pilot aborted the mission and was hit by flak and crashed near Romo Island, in the North Sea.
POW
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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
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Los Angeles, California, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 4 January 1944 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1681 / MACR 1681, Losses of 8th AF / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database