Gordon E Noel

Military

Shot down 27 September 1943 in B-17 #42-3111 'Local Girl', Prisoner of War (POW).



Earlier B-17 #42-2970 'Connecticut Yankee' crash landed in Sussex after crew bailout during 6 September 1943 Stuttgart mission. Returned to base.



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-2970

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Connecticut Yankee
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

42-3111

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Brass Rail, Local Girl
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Moutrose, Colorado, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 27 September 1943 Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Revisions

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Updated the location for the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Added an association to Dulag Luft 12 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added S/N and POW camp info from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 667 / MACR 667, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 275-6, 292 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database