Clyde V Cassill
MilitaryDamaged by fighters on a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-37950 'Dinah Might', the crew baled out and the pilot made an emergency landing near Polder, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
![Dutch soldiers examine a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37950) nicknamed "Dinah-Mite" of the 452nd Bomb Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'FOTO: Rijksdienst voor de IJsselmeerpolders.' [stamp] (Dutch regional archive?) Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Dinah Mite 452 2/44 Holland.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380655.jpg.webp?itok=vhQJ_4Dw)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dinah Might
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Iowa | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 10 February 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2538 / MACR 2538, Losse of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database