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Angelo J. Landolfo
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-688065
Unit:
708th Bomber Squadron, 447th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-01-05
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Angelo J. Landolfo served in the 708th Bomber Squadron, 447th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Navigator on the B-17 #42-37872 during World War II.
On January 5, 1944, his crew took off from Station 126 airfield in Rattlesden, England, at 02:00H for a mission to bomb the Bordeaux-Merignac aerodrome. Hit by flak or an enemy aircraft, their plane crashed in the Arcachon Bay at the Port of Mole in Gujan-Mestras, France. The aircraft was partially evacuated by three members of the crew, who then survived. Those who were unable to leave the plane were killed in this incident, including 2Lt Landolfo.
Source of information: francecrashes39-45.net