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Shot down by flak on return from a mission to Bernburg, GR on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31612. Crew baled out and pilot made a wheels up landing near Aachen, GR. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Group
The 351st Bomb Group flew strategic bombing missions from their base at Polebrook, Northamptonshire from April 1943 to June 1945. The Group's most famous member was Hollywood actor Clark Gable, who flew four/ five missions with them as an observer...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered MidContinental Airways Modification Center, Denver 28/11/43; Kearney 17/12/43; Syracuse 2/1/44; Presque Is 4/1/44;
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| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Born | McCracken, Kansas, USA | |
| Prisoner of War (POW) | Germany | 22 February 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 18:21:09 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2657 / MACR 2657, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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