Edward Warren Henninger

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. On mission to oil refinery in Germany, hit by flak after bombs away. B17 42-29874 'El Conquistador' fell behind and was attacked by fighters. With engines 3 & 4 knocked out, Henninger was killed and 3 injured, plane landed wheels up at Leiston which was still under construction. 12-Aug-43. Killed in Action (KIA).



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29874

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: El Conquistador
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Greensburg, PA 15601, USA 27 May 1921

Died

Leiston IP16, UK 12 August 1943 On mission to oil refinery in Germany, hit by flak after bombs away. B17 42-29874 'El Conquistador' fell behind and was attacked by fighters. Killed in Action (KIA). 12-Aug-43.
Pennsylvania, USA

Based

Polebrook 12 August 1943 Assigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Buried

Irwin, PA 15642, USA Union Cemetery Irwin Westmoreland County Pennsylvania USA

Enlisted

Pennsylvania, USA

Revisions

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Sources

http://www.351st.org/ken.harbour/planedetail2.HTML
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Henninger&GSfn=Ed…;

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 231