Manley W Darsnek

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Zwickau in B-17 'Winnie Frank Joe' #42-97954, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97851

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Qualified Quail
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97954) nicknamed "Winnie Frank Joe" of the 91st Bomb Group.

42-97954

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Winnie frank joe
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Minnesota, United States 5 April 1921

Enlisted

21 August 1942

Died

Leipzig, Germany 20 July 1944

Buried

14 February 1952

Revisions

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Added a "/" as a separator for the S/N.

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Patrick Milward

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research for "B-17G QUALIFIED QUAIL" by Patrick Milward

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7272 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database