Name:
George P. Buckner
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
35513427
Unit:
326th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group
Date of Death:
0000-00-00
State:
Ohio
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SSgt George P. Buckner, mechanic of the B-17 42-31387, took off from station 109 in Podington, Bedfordshire, UK on a bombing mission over Frankfurt. The plane was shot down by Fw-190s and evacuated around 1040. Either the entire crew was not able to bail out or they did so at too low an altitude for their parachutes to open. Buckner survived the jump and landed at Fontaine-Bonneleau. He later escaped by boat (MGB 503) back to the UK. His full E&E report is #539.