Martin Francis Owens | American Air Museum

Martin Francis Owens Jr

Military

Served as radio operator/navigator in 3-men crews (with pilot and co-pilot) charged with ferrying damaged planes from the front in Europe and North Africa back to England for repair. He once said he felt 'invincible' all his life, having survived the war and so many flights in such damaged planes.

EAME Ribbon w/ 4 Battle Stars/ Good Conduct Medal/ WW II Victory Medal

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Units served with

A C-47 Skytrain (serial number 43-8386) and a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29780) nicknamed "Silver Queen" of the 95th Bomb Group.

Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'C47 43-8386. Heston- 38D Silver Queen.'

27th Air Transport Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Transport

302nd Ferrying Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron

A P-51 Mustang (VQ-C_, serial number 43-12425) of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: 'VII FC Tec' ops. VQ-C_.'

310th Ferry Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Transport

325th Ferry Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Transport

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Port Huron, Michigan	29 April 1917
Died		4 December 1997

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:19:43

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / daughter, Lawrie Owens Horst; Georgia Chapter 8th AFHS 1998 Directory