Earle Potterf Wikle

Military

Engine problems inbound to the target of Friedrichshafen on 18 Mar 1944, B-24J 42-100112 'Paper Doll' with two engines out crashed near Dietschwill, Switzerland after the crew baled out. Interned.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-100112

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Interned (INT)

Austria 18 March 1944

Born

Eaton, Ohio, USA

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Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24547693/earle-potterf-wikle;
http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/planeremarks.asp?misMissionNo=…

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3408 / MACR 3408, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database