John J Alba

Military

Shot down 21 November 1944 in A/C #43-38545. Escaped and returned. Plane became known as the phantom plane and crew because after the crew bailed out it made a perfect 3 pt landing in a field and when the British went to help the crew there wasn't one! DeBolt crew.



Earlier, 31 December 1943 returned from mission to Bordeaux in B-17 A/C #41-24484 'The Bad Egg'. Because of the severe damage to the plane, as it touched down on the runway, it ploughed into the jeep. 10 RTD. H. Evers crew.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bad Egg
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 390th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingbourn page 171, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.  I, p. 456