Cy Wilson

Military
media-24705.jpeg UPL 24705 Lt Col Cy Wilson 20th FG

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Object Number - UPL 24705 - Lt Col Cy Wilson 20th FG

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed into North Sea on 27 Aug 1944 in P-51 'Wrangler, Jr' #44-13951

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Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-2578) nicknamed "Butcher Shop" of the 92nd Bomb Group at Bovingdon. Written on slide casing: 'B-17 E 12578 Oldest fortress in 8AF Bovingdon, 1943.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Butcher Shop/ Big Tin Bird
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 340th Bomb Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron
Ground personnel of the 20th Fighter Group work on a P-38 Lightning nicknamed "Wrangler". Handwritten on slide:"328393 KI:W col cy wilson 1944 55th ftr sq 20th FtrGp" Printed on slide :"J.W. PHEGLEY"
  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Wrangler
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 474th Fighter Group 430th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron

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Events

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Born

West Point, Texas 17 December 1912

Died

28 December 1954 Died crash landing of a F-84F after engine flamed out.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Denmark 27 August 1944

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Transferred information from duplicate and Page 86, The Mighty Eighth in Color, Roger Freeman.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8304 / MACR 8304, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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