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Regan George F.

Name:
George F. Regan
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-816693
Unit:
407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group
Date of Death:
0000-00-00
State:
Pennsylvania
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George F. Regan, of Avoca, Pennsylvania, was born in 1920. He served in the 407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot on the B-17 #42-107012 during World War II.

On April 30, 1944, at 06:00h, his crew took off from Station 109 airfield in Podington, England, on a bombing mission to Lyon-Bron airfield in France. At 04:48 PM, their plane was shot down by six enemy fighters which knocked out the oxygen, completely destroyed the electrical system, and caused severe damage to the cockpit. The warning system was also knocked out, then the crew was advised to bail out. The plane crashed at a place called La Vacherie Le Luet in the commune of Neuvy-en-Sullias in France. Three crew members were able to bail out, but those who didn't make it perished in the incident. Of the three survivors, two were captured by the Germans; only 2Lt Regan evaded the capture. He returned to the UK on September 3, 1944, via Pyrenees/Spain/Gibraltar escape route.

Source of information: francecrashes39-45.net