Luther E Bailey Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-5885 'Kipling's Error III'. Plane crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kipling's Error the III
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 413th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action |
11 April 1944 | ||
Born |
Memphis, Tennessee |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
MACR 3809 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3809; Snetterton Falcons, pg 131