Erling A Olson | American Air Museum

Erling A Olson

Military

Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-24 42-7543 'Georgia Belle. ' Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

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

Airmen of the 578th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Rat Poison". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'GC:? A/C 560. 578BS.'

578th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

William Percival Nicholson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-7543

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

Site type: Prisoner of war camp
Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

The Control Tower of the 392nd Bomb Group at Wendling. Handwritten caption on reverse: '392BG ex Burtner.'

Wendling

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event

Location

Date

Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

5 November 1943

North Dakota, USA

Revisions

Date3 Nov 2017 15:39:00

ContributorLucy May

Changes

Sources

http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=100118

Date27 Sep 2014 18:09:12

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1164