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Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ditched in the sea off Belgium, following a dog fight near Antwerp. Capt Robert E Adamina POW. 14-May-43.

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From left to right: Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez and Flight Officer Gerry E. Brasher, pilots of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, sit on the bonnet of a jeep at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 28 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolts - the "Guardian Angels" of Flying Fortresses. Here are pictures of Thunderbolts P-47s, the famous American fighter planes, which escort Flying Fortresses on their daylight missions over Occupied Europe. Pho

78th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

82nd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

Robert Eggers Adamina

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 19036151 / O-421019
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Duxford

Site type: Airfield
Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Crashed	North Sea, Off Belgium	14 March 1943	Failed to Return (FTR) Ditched in the sea off Belgium, following a dog fight near Antwerp. Capt Robert E Adamina POW. 14-May-43.
Manufactured	Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA		Built at Republic.
Delivered	New York, NY, USA		Delivered to USAAF.
Assigned	Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK		Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Date22 Jun 2016 15:18:26

ContributorAl_Skiff

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