Frederick W Briske

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Killed in Service (KIS), 27 May 1943 in an accident at Alconbury. Ground crew were loading bombs into B-17s for the next day's mission when several bombs detonated. 19 were killed and 14 injured.



Sergeant Frederick W. Briske was born August 4, 1915. His next of kin were his parents, Frederick and Mary Briske. His hometown was Onekema, Michigan.

On May 27, 1943, while serving with the 95th Bomb Group, 412th Bomb Squadron, he was killed in a bomb-loading accident at Framlingham, along with at least nineteen other men.

He is buried at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Onekema, Michigan.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Ground crew of the 95th Bomb Group attend to an explosion caused whilst loading bombs into a B-17 Flying Fortress at Alconbury. Aircraft pictured are: B-17F (serial number 42-29808) and B-17F (serial number 42-29706) nicknamed "Passion Flower" (after the Disney character from 'Bambi')- both were written off as a result of the explosion. Printed caption on reverse: 'A-25287 AG Planes 3 and 4 (later) in foreground were damaged beyond repair. The scene of the explosion, which ocurred as bombs were loaded in

42-29685

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Onekama, MI, USA 4 August 1915 Sergeant Frederick W. Briske was born August 4, 1915. His next of kin were his parents, Frederick and Mary Briske. His hometown was Onekema, Michigan.

Other

Killed in Service (KIS)

Alconbury, UK 27 May 1943 On May 27, 1943, while serving with the 95th Bomb Group, 412th Bomb Squadron, he was killed in a bomb-loading accident at Framlingham, along with at least nineteen other men.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the A/C #42-29685 per the casualty list in the A/C description section.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Changed the label for a Died event to "Killed in Service (KIS)" per info in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorWW2 Researcher Bill Beigel
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IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.

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ContributorAAM
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Combat Sup,Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.1 by Bishop & Hey p. 134, National WWII monument / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia