Alfred R Darbyshire

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed at Ghedi on 7/12/44 in B-24 #44-40130, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a Air Force bomber plane. Four men standing in rear and five men kneeling in front

44-40130

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fulton, Kentucky, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Switzerland 12 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorEmily
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Max A Moss, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7563 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database