Victor A. Bichard

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

T/Sgt. Victor A. Bichard served as flight engineer aboard B-24D 41-23111 on the 9 October 1943 Danzig mission. He was on the flight deck when the aircraft made its forced landing in Sweden.

Bichard was uninjured in the landing near Logaby, Sweden, and was subsequently interned. He was reported at Korshus, Sweden in good condition on 12 November 1943 and eventually returned to duty.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued

Rank

Technical Sergeant

Position

Engineer / Top Turret

Serial Number

11045800

Missions flown.

1 catalogued · 09 Oct 1943

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

№

Date

Target

Aircraft

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09 Oct 1943

Danzig, Germany (submarine pens)

41-23111

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