Ralph F Crawford

Military

Damaged by flak and crashed in Spain on 6/25/44 in B-17 'Powerful Katrina' #42-107068, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-107068

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Powerful katrinka
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Interned (INT)

Spain 25 June 1944

Born

Newmarket, Idaho

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Copied the "Middle Initial" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

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Added an association to the A/C #42-107068 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a INT event per info in the "Summary biography".
Added an association to the 525th BS listed in the A/C #42-107068 description section.
Added S/N per MACR 6737 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/29100243?terms=107068,42

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6737