Fred L Buckner
Military
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UPL 20311
2LT Fred Buckner
Co-Pilot
Walter Mangerich Crew
458th BG - 732nd BS
Co-Pilot
Walter Mangerich Crew
458th BG - 732nd BS
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Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #41-28667 'Jayhawker'. Crashed in Sweden. Interned (INT).
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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: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747292
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Jayhawker
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Malmö, Sweden | 9 April 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3835 / MACR 3835 & Page 273 of the book LIBERAORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database