Clyde Collins
Military92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favored Few p. 68 Losses of the 8th and 9th lists a crash landing at Athenry, County Galway, Ireland on 15 January 1943. The B-17 41-9045 'Tennessee Belle' was returning from North Africa to Cornwall. Fame's Favored Few and Losses mention a General Devers aboard. Fame's Favored Few says the General's aide overruled Collins navigation and circumstances led to fuel running out.
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- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stinky
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1, by Bishop and Hey p. 64 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favored Few p. 68