William W Ely

Military

Crashed near Corbit, Lincolnshire, on a practice bombing formation in B-17F #41-24492. Cause thought to be structural failure due to dive to save life of gunner who turned blue due to lack of oxygen. Sergeants McAskill and Kellum were only survivors.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24492

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Halitosis

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

2 October 1942

Revisions

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Family information, he was my uncle

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Added an association to the A/C #41-24492 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey