Marc F Pitts

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

in one month Marc flew six combat missions, his final mission he was killed when his aircraft took 3 direct hits from flak, which took out the control cables and put a hole in the tail.

13 May 43: Meaulte, France in aircraft #42-5180 "DFC"

15 May 43: Heligoland in aircraft #42-5218 "Sky Wolf"

19 May 43: Kiel, Germany in aircraft #42-5218 "Sky Wolf"

29 May 43: St. Nazaire, France in aircraft #42-29524 "Meat Hound"

11 June 43: Wilhelmshaven, Germany in aircraft #42-5218 "Sky Wolf"

13 June 43: Bremen, Germany in aircraft #42-5218 "Sky Wolf"

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (RD-D, serial number 42-29524) nicknamed "Meat Hound" of the 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Meat Hound
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dfc

Missions

Events

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Died

Bremen, Germany 13 June 1943

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Www.306thbd.com

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American Air Museum

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Marc's brother LtCol Bruno F. Pitts told me Marco was uncle Marc's nickname.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor