Martin A Kane

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) The 'Screwball Express' sustained severe damage and the crew bailed out. Lt Kane's main chute only partially opened and he landed face down in shallow water in a swamp. Plane was a B-17 #42-97128. The rest of the crew survived.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Screwball Express
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Died

5 April 1945

Buried

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Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Associated aircraft.
MACR 15864

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379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 340 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia