Patrick J King

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) shot down on 6 Mar 1944 in 'Evanton Babe' B-17G #42-31919. Hit by flak and later by fighters, engine #4 was burning fiercely. In view of the danger of explosion of the gas tanks the Pilot ordered the crew to bail out. 9 airmen jumped when the engine fell off. The pilot then decided to continue his flight to England. Sergeant. King became a Prisoner of War (POW). This was Mission #13

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31919

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Evanton Babe
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Missing Planes of the 452nd BG, Losses of the 8th 7 9th Air Forces