Edward M Lindholm

Military

Assigned to 331BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. 10 x Combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Kaiserlautern in B-17 'Darling Dot' 44-6619 attacked by fighters short of IP point, hit heavily in the tail area, crashed near Woltingen 23-Dec-44 thrown from A/C by explosion and wounded, managed to pull chute, landed in friendly territory and hospitalised Returned to Duty (RTD). MACR 11346.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

People

Marvin Bennett Lander

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15126926 / O-825204
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

44-6619

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big Gas Bird Darling Dot
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Shot down

54459 Wiltingen, Germany 23 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Kaiserlautern in B-17 'Darling Dot' 44-6619 attacked by fighters short of IP point, hit heavily in the tail area, crashed near Woltingen 23-Dec-44 thrown from A/C by explosion and wounded, managed to pull chute, landed in friendly territory and hospitalised RTD. MACR 11346.

Other

Hospitalised

Metz, France 23 December 1944 Returned to Duty (RTD) after hospital.
Winchester, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Returned ZI

United States Returned to Zone of Interior.

Based

Bury St Edmunds 23 December 1944 Assigned to 331BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11346 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database