Frederick C Thorpe

Military

With two engines damaged by fighters on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-39994 'Barrick's Bag' headed for Sweden and landed at Bulltofta. Interned.

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Units served with

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (LL-F, serial number 42-97467) of the 91st Bomb Group, (OJ-G, serial number 42-97212) of the 96th Bomb Group and (LD-D, serial number 42-39994) of the 100th Bomb Group in Sweden, 1944. Written on slide casing: 'Sweden, 297467 LL:F, 18/7/44, 297212 OJ:G, 11/4/44, 239994, LD:D 3/3/44.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snort Stuff
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Muncie, Indiana, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Sweden 6 March 1944

Revisions

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Updated the location of the "Interned (INT)" event to Sweden per info in the "Summary biography".

Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3031 / MACR 3031, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database