Edward E Heckelbeck

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed near Denklingen on 7/11/44 in B-24 'Dissipated Duck' #4294994



POW

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-94994

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dissapated Duck
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bungay

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Collingswood, New Jersey, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 July 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6939 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database