Humphrey J Elliott Jr
MilitaryAfter take off for mission to ST Pol, FR on 31 Jan 1944, B-24D 42-63970 'Heavenly Daze' experienced mechanical problems and the crew baled out over England and the aircraft was shot down over the North Sea. RTD.
Landed in Switzerland after completing the bomb run on Friedrichshafen, GR on 16 Mar 1944 in B-24D 42-40969 'Big Noise'. Interned.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Big Noise
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Interned |
16 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3531, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces