William Curtis Melton Jr

Military

On 6 Sept 1942 B-17F 41-24516 "Meltin' Pot' lost 2 engines off Londonderry after flight from Newfoundland. Then Captain Melton landed in shallow water and all crew members walked ashore. Plane was lost to high tide. He later flew 35 missions with the 306th BG.



DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Meltin Pot
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Louisiana 1 November 1919

Other

Ditching

Magilligan Point, Limavady, Limavady BT49, UK 6 September 1942 Had to ditch aircraft into the sea because of engine failure.

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 13-Nov-2014. "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey, MBE.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, 306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, Losses of the 8th & th Air Forces p. 30-31, First Over Germany pg. 10-11, 26, 58, 119, 322, 324