Norman Asbornsen
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 40040
UPL 40040
SSgt Norman Asbornsen, Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 42-3260 "Angel's Tit" 100th Bomber Group, "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by a German aircraft 20 miles north of the Frisian Island and exploded and crashed into the North Sea during the war.
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Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH
Shot down 25 June 1943 in B-17 #42-3260 'Angel's Tit', Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: Angel's Tit
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
25 June 1943 | ||
Born |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
25 June 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the 100th BG, the parent BG of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 1141st Quartermaster Company.
Added an association to “Thorpe Abbotts,” the home base of the 100th BG.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 271 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database