Nijelamer
Aircraft crash site
Geoffrey Jones, son of co-pilot 2d Lt. John Eric Jones ([email protected])
Object Number - UPL 18868 - 42-38161 SARA JANE, B-17 FLYING FORTRESS, 379th Bomb Group after crash-landing in Nijelamer, Holland, May 7, 1944.
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Detailed History
Crash site of B-17 Flying Fortress 42-38161 on 7 May 1944. A memorial stone commemorates the crash site.
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693054
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sara Jane
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources
Transferred information from the record of John Eric Jones, further informaiton from 4 en 5 mei
