Marion D Blackburn
MilitaryShot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #41-24565 'The Rambling Wreck', Prisoner of War (POW).
Earlier 10/14/43 on return from Schweinfurt mission, with B-17 #42-5482 'Cat O'Nine Tails' running out of fuel landed at Bedfordshire. Crew returned.
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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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 5 November 1943 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added S/N and POW camp info from POW records at the National Archives.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 1157;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 341
MACR 1157 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database