George C Langston

Military

Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 42-31137 'Classy Chassy. ' Landed in Sweden. Interned.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31137

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Classy Chassy
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Interned

9 April 1944

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 3654 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3654