Kenneth F Bickford
MilitaryRTD. In B-17G #43-37829. T/O Deopham on 28sep44, target Merseburg, GE; hit by flak in the T/A losing engines No. 1 and 2. At the German-Luxembourg border, lost engine no. 3. Lt. Bickford was last to jump, at 1,000 feet. Crew of nine were all RTD.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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
- Nicknames: The Uninvited II
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Lakewood, Ohio, USA | ||
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 9 November 1944 |
Revisions
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
1999 Unit Roster MACR 10347; Losses of 8thAF, vol.4 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10347 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database