Richard E Perkins

Military

Damaged by fighters and flak enroute on a mission to Schweinfurt, GR and crashed on the return near Amiens, FR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-3517 'Happy Warrior'. Prisoner of War (POW). Evaded until captured on 27 Mar 1944. Earlier September 1, 1943 left Gander, wheels up landing in Scotland with engine problems in B-17 #42-30839.



POW

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Crash Landing

42-30839

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Strato Express
  • Unit: 508th Bomb Squadron 351st Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron 388th Bomb Group

42-3517

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Happy Warrior
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 February 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2773 / MACR 2773, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 262 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database