Woodwrow P Collins

Military

Crew baled out for unknown reasons on mission to Chateaudun, FR on 5 Feb 1944 in B-24H #42-28626 'Thunderbird'. Prisoner of War (POW).



Award: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Thunderbird
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 5 February 1944 Prisoner of War (POW).Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Baled out

28200 Châteaudun, France 5 February 1944 Crew baled out for unknown reasons on mission to Chateaudun, FR on 5 Feb 1944 in B-24H #42-28626 'Thunderbird'.
Rougemont, North Carolina, USA

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Sources

MACR 2925 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database