Donald D Lamb
MilitaryOn 27 Jan 1944, while taxiing after landing from a training flight, the landing gear switch of B-17G 42-31414 was placed in the up position instead of the flap switch. RTD.
Shot down by rocket fire from ME110 on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-17G 42-38012. Prisoner of War.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12094999 / O-804431
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Returned |
27 January 1944 | ||
Other Prisoner of war |
29 January 1944 | ||
Born |
AR |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2275, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces,
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