Franklin Runge Vita

Military

Shot down 25 June 1944 in 'Powerful Katrinka'. Interned in Spain. Returned to England.



Lt Vita served as a navigator on 28 bombing missions over German targets. Shot down over France. He and his crew escaped capture and made it back to England to fly 5 more missions.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-107068

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Powerful katrinka
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Charlotte, North Carolina 21 May 1923

Other

Interned

25 June 1944

Died

Charlotte, NC, USA 9 December 1998 passed away at Carolinas Medical Center

Buried

Charlotte, North Carolina 12 December 1998 Elmwood Cemetery

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Dave Wentzel
Carolinas Aviation Museum

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Dave Wentzel
Carolinas Aviation Museum

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son MACR 6737