Martin A Kane
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled 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
- 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: Screwball Express
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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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379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 340 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia