Erle G Owens
MilitaryShot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #42-31089 'Carolyne', Returned (RTD). Target was Kiel, Germany. Plane ditched in North Sea after both engines on left side stopped.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Carolyne
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Returned (RTD) |
English Channel | 4 January 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 6468;
- Losses of 8th AF,;
- http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=248
ContributorAAM
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Sources
MACR 6468 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database