Walter C Sane

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed at Hamburg on 8/6/44 in B-24 'Flak Magnet' 41-29373, Prisoner of War.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.

467th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-29373

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Monster, Flak Magnet
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 467th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron 788th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

6 August 1944

Born

Rutherfordtown, North Carolina

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey

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Contributorjmoore43
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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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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 7378 & Watts book p137