Albert S Spear
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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2nd Lt. Albert S. Spear
Photo from collection of Albert Spear's mother. Passed down to Albert Spear's sister, who was my grandmother.
Killed in Action (KIA) when B-17 42-32009 collided with another B-17. The fuselage snapped in half and the aircraft crashed in North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Buffalo Gal aka Black Cat 13
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
28 July 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the 100th BG, the parent group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons.
ContributorAtomicFlyer
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Source of this image was Albert S. Spear's mother. She handed it down to Albert S. Spear's sister, who is my grandmother.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8174