Bennie Zak

Military
media-15141.jpeg UPL 15141 Rougham Control Tower Museum

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Object Number - UPL 15141 - Rougham Control Tower Museum

Navigator of B-17 42-38169 of the 94th Bomb Group, 331st Bomb Squadron, when, probably hit by Flak, it went down over St. Omer, France on a mission to Berlin on 4 March 1944

(NOTE The Fortress is also wrongly listed as 42-31169 - Freeman's "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story").

2nd Lieut Bennie ZAK was made as Prisoner of War (PoW).



According to MACR 2998, Bennie was confirmed as the Navigator of 42-38169. The aircraft had a fire in the radio compartment, reason unknown, peeled away from formation, went into a spin and crashed.

5 Crew KIA, 4 crew PoWs, 1 evader.



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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18104051 at enlistment, then 0-742011
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nobody's Fool
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

4 March 1944

Born

Detroit, Michigan

Revisions

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ContributorDavid J Barnes
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MACR 2998

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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ContributorEmily
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Removed 'NMI' from middle name field

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Contributorusxpat
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previously noted

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Rougham Control Tower memorial plaques
MACR 2998, accessed at Fold3

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2998, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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