William G Pettit

Military

Pettit, W. Crew

Was on board 42-38159 as co- Pilot which was shot down over Merseberg on November 21 but limped back on one engine to Belgium and all parachuted to safety. Aircraft pancaked, crewless, into a field and was repaired and recovered back to England

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-38159

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Colonel Bub
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx