Donald H Widmark
MilitaryBrother of Richard Widmark
445th Bomb Group
700th Bomb Squadron
29 December 1943 accident in B24#42-7550 which crashed near Attlebridge after an uncontrollable fire forced the crew to bale out. The pilot Donald Hansen did not have time to escape. A/C was ib a diversion flight from Tibenham. 1KNO 8 RTD
On 5 Jan 1944 in B-24H #41-29116 after T/O aircraft had numerous mechanical problems and unable to land the crew was ordered to bale out. A/C crashed.
Shot down by fighters and crashed near Hardenburg, Holland on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24H #42-7567 'Wacky Donald'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-681317
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6243398
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-806440
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Gallant Lady
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Black Dog, Wacky Donald
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Los Angeles, California, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 24 February 1944 |
Revisions
Connection to 41-29116 from accident report (Jan 5) from this website
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2553 / MACR 2553, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 443 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database