Fabian F Nordan

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Crashed at Dorstadt in B-17 'Gini' #43-37518, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A 457th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97451) flies through accurate flak over Kassel on the 19th of April. Printed caption on reverse: '409. A 457BG Fortress (42-97451) in the flak over Kassel on 19 April. Gun-laying radar put this salvo of 88m shells accurately among the bombers, damaging 12 but without wounding any crew members.'

42-97451

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nancy K
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron

43-37518

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gini
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

28 September 1944

Born

Smithfield, North Carolina, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 28 September 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

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

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9768 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database