Eric Hill
MilitaryAttacked by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-37824 'Miss Boo'. A/c turned around with only two engines and ditched in the North Sea. RTD. Shot down by flak and crashed SW of St Pol, FR on a mission to V-sites in the Pas-de-Calais area on 28 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31204. 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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
College Point, New York, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
English Channel | 28 February 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2890 / MACR 2890, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database