Military
Shot down by flak on a mission to Frankfurt on 4 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31292. A/c made a belly-landing near Krimpen, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 16/10/43; Grand Island 30/10/43; Wilmington 6/11/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-F] Framlingham 11/11/43; (13m) Missing in Action Frankfurt 4/2/44 with Clarry Strait, Co-pilot: George Wilson, Navigator: Joe Klingenberg, Bombardier: Tom...
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Born | St Louis, Missouri, USA | |
| Prisoner of War (POW) | France | 4 February 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 18:26:12 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2352 / MACR 2352, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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