Louis C Marpil
MilitaryWhile serving as Pilot on B-17G 43-37613 on 16-Aug-44, the aircraft was attacked by German fighters and sustained significant damage. 2Lt Marpil managed to nurse the stricken aircraft back to England and landed at Boreham, Essex. The aircraft was too badly damaged to repair and was salvaged for parts at 2SAD on 17-Aug-44. Returned to Duty (RTD)
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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
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Damaged Beyond Repair (DBR) |
Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex, UK | 16 August 1944 | The aircraft was attacked by German fighters and sustained significant damage. The pilot managed to nurse the stricken aircraft back to England and landed at Boreham, Essex. The aircraft was too badly damaged to repair and was salvaged for parts at 2SAD on 17-Aug-44. |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources
Lee Cunningham 18-Dec-2014. Added DBR event per MACR 8182; crafted biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8182