Erle G Owens

Military

Shot 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

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Carolyne
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Returned (RTD)

English Channel 4 January 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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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

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 6468 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database