Dean W Tate
MilitaryShot down by fighters and crashed near Compiegne, FR on a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-29633. Evaded (EVD). Returned to England by 18 Mar 1944. Four crewe members escaped capture and came out via Operation Bonaparte
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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: SpitzFire
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Newberg, Oregon, USA | ||
Other Evaded |
France | 8 February 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added S/N per General orders document, HQ 1st Bombardment Division, APO 634 2 Feb 1944.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2869 / MACR 2869, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database