Frank J Amato
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 31464
Remembrance plaque to the airmen killed when B-17 42-97578 crash landed on 24 March 1944.
Shared with the American Air Museum by Yelden resident, Jim Timkey.
Killed In Service 24 Mar 1944 when PFF aircraft crashed into barracks on takeoff at 1245. KIS.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Company
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
Yelden, Bedford MK44 1AT, UK | 24 March 1944 | |
Buried |
Illinois |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces