Benedict E Kraft
MilitaryOn 5-Nov-43 as pilot of P-47D 42-8428 "Pat" 353FG/351FS 1LT Benedict E. Kraft was despatched with his fighter group to provide escort to B-17 bombers of 3rd Bomb Division attacking at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. On the withdrawl of those forces from the target, his flight engaged German fighters over Hohenbudberg, Germany and his aircraft was shot down. He managed to bale out of the stricken aircraft and was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW). The aircraft crashed at Hohenbudberg, Germany.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Pat
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
5 November 1943 - 4 June 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 1, Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 4-Jun-45. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 9-Jul-2015. Added middle initial to name per MACR 1167. Entry is a COMBINATION of data from a DUPLICATE entry.
Lee Cunningham 9-Jul-2015. Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; Added decoration and POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW records; Added Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE. Added SN per MACR 1167.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1157, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 360