J Bailey
MilitaryDitched at sea on the return from a mission to Berlin on 9 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31210. All the crew was rescued. RTD.
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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: Devils Mate
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
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Flagged as a "NAME_ISSUE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
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Added a connection to A/C # 42-31210 mentioned in the "Summary biography".
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces