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Francis Page Nelson Jr

Military

  • 41-24529 BK-E, UNNAMED. During an engine check mission on 9 October 1943, the ship overshot the runway and ran into a ditch. The undercarriage collapsed & blocked a nearby road, with Pilot-John M. Berbrich, Copilot-Francis Page Nelson Jr., Navigator-Julius S. Schwartz, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner-Gilbert O. Jacobs, 4 returned to duty (RTD). The accident enquiry resulted in a determination of 100% pilot error. Salvaged on 17 October 1943. The ship still has the squadron markings (JJ) from the 422 Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group.

    41-24529 BK-E, UNNAMED. During an engine check mission on 9 October 1943, the ship overshot the runway and ran into a ditch. The undercarriage collapsed & blocked a nearby road, with Pilot-John M. Berbrich, Copilot-Francis Page Nelson Jr., Navigator-Julius S. Schwartz, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner-Gilbert O. Jacobs, 4 returned to duty (RTD). The accident enquiry resulted in a determination of 100% pilot error. Salvaged on 17 October 1943. The ship still has the squadron markings (JJ) from the 422 Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group.

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Accident, Oct. 9, 1943 on slow-timing flight of B17 41-24529.

Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F 42-5444 JD-N, "We Dood It". Prisoner of War.
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Service

People

  • Everett Bartholomew

    Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
    Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 JD-N, '"We Dood It". Prisoner of War (POW). ...

  • John Berbrich

    Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
    Accident 9 October 1943 on slow-timing flight of B17#41-24529 BK-E. 4 Returned To Duty. ...

  • J Bishop

    Military | Technical Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
    Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 JD-N, 'We Dood It". Killed in Action (KIA).

  • Arthur Canziani

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 384th Bomb Group
    Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 "We Dood It". Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2263 Final Resting Place or Memorial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri

  • Edward Davis

    Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
    Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 JD-N "We Dood It". Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2263 Final Resting Place or Memorial: Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

  • Robert Grimes

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
    Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 JD-N, "We Dood It". Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2263 ...

  • Nemours Montz

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Flexible Gunner/Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
    Assigned to the 384th BG 546th BS on AAF Staion 106 Special Orders #110 dated 4 October 1943, John Berbrich Crew. 30 combat missions.

  • Robert Ralph

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
    Shot down by enemy aircraft on a mission to Brunswick, 30 January 1944 in B-17F 42-5444 JD-N, "WE DOOD IT". Killed in Action MACR# 2263 ...

  • Burton Ross

    Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
    Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 JD-N, "We Dood It". Killed in Action (KIA). Final Resting Place or Memorial: Arlington National Cemetery, Fort Myer, Virginia

  • James Seibel

    Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 384th Bomb Group
    shot down by enemy aircraft on a mission to Brunswick, Germany, 30 January 1944 in B-17F 42-5444 JD-N, "WE DOOD IT". Killed in Action. MACR 2263 Final Resting Place or Memorial: Missouri

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Units served with

  • 384th Bomb Group

    384th Bomb Group

    Group
    The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by...

  • 545th Bomb Squadron

    545th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

Aircraft

  • 41-24529

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Assigned 422BS/305BG [JJ-T] Syracuse 14/9/42; Grafton Underwood 25/10/42; transferred 546BS/384BG Grafton Underwood [BK-J] 22/9/43; on engine check mission 9/10/43, overshot runway and into a ditch, undercarriage collapsing & blocking nearby road, with...

  • 42-5444 "WE DOOD IT"

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Tulsa 10/12/42; Salina 7/1/43; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-C] Molesworth 2/6/43; 403AD Langford Lodge 5/7/43; 545BS/384BG [JD-N] Grafton Underwood 11/8/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 30/1/44 with Burton Ross, Navigator: Art Caziani, Bombardier:...

Missions

  • 8th Air Force 200

    30 January 1944
    This mission has the aviation industry at Brunswick, Germany as the primary target. The mission is composed of a combined force pf 777 heavy bomber aircraft despatched in three elements: 1st Bomb Division; 2nd Bomb Division and 3rd Bomb Division. The...

Associated Place

  • Grafton Underwood

    Military site : airfield
    Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for...

  • Stalag Luft I

    Other location

Events

Event Location Date
Born Crozet, Virginia
Prisoner of war 30 January 1944
Nationality
American
Nickname
Not yet known
Service numbers
O-677552
Highest rank
First Lieutenant
Role/job
Co-Pilot, Pilot
Awards
Not yet known

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
03 November 2017 15:16:00 general ira snapsorter Changes to biography and events
Sources

Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2895;
- MACR 2263 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Date Contributor Update
03 November 2017 15:15:02 general ira snapsorter Changes to biography, events and place associations
Sources

Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2895;
- MACR 2263 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Date Contributor Update
08 January 2017 18:55:22 Al_Skiff Changes to aircraft associations
Sources

AAM DB Entry.
Date Contributor Update
26 January 2015 22:53:37 bombercommand Changes to service number, biography, person associations, place associations, aircraft associations, mission associations and media associations
Sources

384thbombgroup.com
Date Contributor Update
25 November 2014 10:27:56 Emily Changes to role
Sources

Self, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:09:50 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2263, 8th AF Losses, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 321, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=n...

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