John D Bane

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Wilsnock on 10 Apr 45 in B-17 'Heavy Date' 43-38788

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heavy Date
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 10 April 1945

Born

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 13913,;
- http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1826

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 13913 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database