Norman M Orchard

Military

Shot down by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-29961 'Passionate Witch. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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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.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-29961

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Passionate Witch
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 January 1944

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MACR 1882, accessed at Fold3

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1882 / MACR 1882, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database