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Edward Appel crew from the crash of Sept 5, 1944 near Surbough France.
History book from Surbough France, where the B24 of Edward Appel's crew crashed. The crash was observed by then 8 year old Joseph Scharrenberger of Subourg. Joseph retold the story to Edward's children in Nov, 2014. Marie Fassel, 9 years at the time, was also an eyewitness at the crash. She talk about retrieving the parachutes and making dresses out of them. The meeting was arranged by Gerard Ober, historian of Hochfelden.
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Surburg in B-24 #4250511
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Co-Pilot, Bomber Pilot, Fighter Pilot | 389th Bomb Group
Edward Appel was one of the few Pilots who completed tours both in a Bomber Group (30 missions) and as a fighter pilot (17 missions) in the European Theater of Operations (ETO). His bomber was the B-24 Liberator the Latrine Rumor, B-24 (Number 42...
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 389th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW). Was Pilot of B-24 #42-50511 which crashed near Surbourg, Alsace, France on 5 September 1944. MACR 8599.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW). He was the Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on B-24 #42-50511 which crashed near Surbourg, Alsace, France on 5 September 1944. Taken prisoner, he was held at Stalag Luft IV in Gross Tychow, Prussia (Tychowo, Poland).
Group
The 389th Bomb Group, known in more familiar terms as "the Sky Scorpions", flew strategic bombing missions in B-24 Liberators from Hethel, England. They also sent detachments to join bases in North Africa at Benghazi No. 10, Libya, between 3 July 1943...
Squadron
Constituted 566th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 Dec. 1942. Activated on 24 Dec. 1942. Inactivated on 13 Sept. 1945. Campaigns: Air Offensive, Europe; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Air...
B-24 Liberator
This plane was piloted by Lt Frazee and co-pilot Captain Edward Appel on its last mission on 5 September 1944. Its target was the Marshalling yards near Karlsruhe. It was flying deputy lead and on formation instruments nearly all the way. Just before...
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Born | Hingren, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Prisoner of War (POW) | Germany | 5 September 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 18:21:08 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8599 / MACR 8599 & SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, D790.A2S45, 1998, page 195 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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