Paul E Butler

Military

On 14 January 1945, B-17 #44-8314 'Pair-a-dice Kids' suffered runaway prop whilst en-route to Derben. Dropped out of formation. Hit by flak over Rostov, Germany, whilst heading for Finland. Lost 2nd engine. Met by Swedish fighter plane and escorted to airfield at Malmo.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-8314

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pair-a-Dice Kids
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Interned (INT)

Sweden 14 January 1945

Revisions

Date
ContributorDarren Jelley
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corrections to biography

493rd BG Archives

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998, Roster of Internees in Sweden (from Nat/l Archives), MACR 11800, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / MACR 11800 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database