Charles A Baiano

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). 17 August 1943 in B17 42-5712 'My Prayer' on mission to Schweinfurt, Germany, ac attacked by fighters. With a/c afire, 7 of the crew bailed out near Frankfurt. Pilot Judy, Copilot Lays and Engineer Cherry stayed with the a/c and landed on the grass at RAF Manston, Kent, Bassingbourn 121

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-5712 My Prayer
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heavyweight Annihilators No2, My Prayer
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Squadron 91st Bomb Group

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 248