Royal William Lingenfelter

Military
media-44976.jpeg UPL 44976 Officer ID, Royal W. Lingenfelter

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Object Number - UPL 44976 - Officer ID, Royal W. Lingenfelter

B-17G #42-38044 'Spirit of '44' crashed at Aschenbehl Berg after the tail broke off after being attacked by fighters on a mission to Klein Mahnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).



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Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-38044

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Kansas City , Missouri, USA

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 6 March 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3026 / MACR 3026, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 44976 - Officer ID, Royal W. Lingenfelter

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