William E Bailey
MilitaryCollided with another B-17 from the 303rd BG on form-up and crashed near Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire on a mission to Aschersleben, GR on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31516. RTD.
10/14/43 on return from Schweinfurt mission, B-17 #42-29784 'Smilin'-Thru' crashed at Wiltshire with crew baling out with all returning.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Bailed Out (BO) |
England | 22 February 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
AAIR 44-02-22-511 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 341, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / MACR 15771 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database