Alfred J McKay
MilitaryKilled in Action (KIA). B-17 42-3268 'Carol Jane'. Plane exploded on take-off, had reached 500 feet when it veered sharply to the side. Bomb load blew up and the gasoline all at one time. Everone on board was killed
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35163288 / O-797571
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron 534th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
1 mile West of Snetterton, Norwich NR16 2JU, UK | 5 January 1944 | Plane exploded on take-off. 6-Jan-44. Died of injuries day later. |
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Buried |
6 January 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
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Born |
Michigan | ||
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Based |
Snetterton Heath | 5 January 1944 | Assigned to 413BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Combat Chronology, Unit History, 8th AF Losses; Snetterton Falcons pg 97 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia