Arthur Dean Batchelor
Military
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UPL 19611
Back row, left to right:
Arthur D (Dean) Batchelor (Kansas)
George A. Males (Kansas City Kansas)
Frank J. Tersigni (Ohio)
Willie L. Cole (Little Rock Ak.)
Front row, left to right:
Earl A. Johnson
Harold H. Peters (New York)
Lt. GourdJian
Richard J. Driscoll
The B-17, 42-38025, named 'Flak Happy' was stationed at Podington, England (station 109).
It was part of the 327th Squadron of the 92nd Bomb Group. It crashed July 16, 1944 near Mittenwald, Bavaria while on a bomb mission to Munich targeting the BMW plant. Three planes were lost on that mission, this being one of the three. All crew survived the crash landing and were taken prisoner immediately. Missing Aircrew Report 7565. All sent to Stalag Luft IV, but reports indicate some were transferred after initial confinement.
Arthur D (Dean) Batchelor (Kansas)
George A. Males (Kansas City Kansas)
Frank J. Tersigni (Ohio)
Willie L. Cole (Little Rock Ak.)
Front row, left to right:
Earl A. Johnson
Harold H. Peters (New York)
Lt. GourdJian
Richard J. Driscoll
The B-17, 42-38025, named 'Flak Happy' was stationed at Podington, England (station 109).
It was part of the 327th Squadron of the 92nd Bomb Group. It crashed July 16, 1944 near Mittenwald, Bavaria while on a bomb mission to Munich targeting the BMW plant. Three planes were lost on that mission, this being one of the three. All crew survived the crash landing and were taken prisoner immediately. Missing Aircrew Report 7565. All sent to Stalag Luft IV, but reports indicate some were transferred after initial confinement.
Sent through to the museum by Tom Crew, whose father flew on B-17 42-38025.
Prisoner of War (POW) Had mechanical failure and crashed at Mittenwald on 7/16/44 in B-17 #4238025
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Happy
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Winnetka, Illinois, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 16 July 1944 | |
Kansas, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Additional details supplied by Tom Crew, whose father flew on B-17 42-38025.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7565 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database