James A Coventry
MilitaryOn return from mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944, B-17G #42-31090 'Nasty Habit' was instructed to land at RAF Matlask, Norfolk due to poor visibility at Deenethorpe. Upon landing on the grass strip, the a/c overshot the runway and went through two hedgerows and a road. RTD. Shot down by flak on a mission to Poix, France on 13 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31374 and crashed NW of Amiens, FR after 5 crewman baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
1 October 2001 | ||
Born |
Cuyahaga Falls, Ohio, USA | ||
Buried |
Salinas, California | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 13 March 1944 |
Revisions
Added S/N per info in "General Orders 41 HQ 1st Bombardment Division, APO 634, 3 Feb 1944".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3185 / Nephew, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=652 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database