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A8-T the Iron Duke s/n 42-76305 Bobby J. Duke
Lt. Bobby Duke, 391st Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group, extreme left, at his Plane, A8-T "The IRON DUKE", with his crew. Photographed in England prior to D-Day.
S/Sgt. Frederick Robert "Bob" Hoffman, Crew Chief, 391st Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group, 42-76305 "The Iron Duke."
Group
The Group moved in England over the New Year of 1944, setting up home first at Membury and then at Thruxton. The pilots' first mission was a fighter sweep of the French coast in March 1944 and from then until D-Day that June the ground supported Allied...
Squadron
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 366th Fighter Group
30 May 1944
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight Engineer, Crew Chief | 366th Fighter Group
One of eight brothers that served in World War II, all at the same time; they were known as the “Fighting Hoffman’s”. He served from 1941 to 1945 as a member of the U.S. Army Air Corp. Bob attained the rank of Technical Sergeant and received several...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | France | 30 May 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 21 January 2015 14:01:36 | Gilad_Bashan | Changes to nicknames |
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366th Fighter Association - http://www.366fightergroupassoc.org/Toppage.htm#Index |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 17 January 2015 19:00:46 | Gilad_Bashan | Changes to media associations |
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Gilad Bashan |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 17 January 2015 14:42:59 | Gilad_Bashan | Changes to unit associations |
| Sources | ||
Gilad Bashan |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 17 January 2015 14:41:29 | Gilad_Bashan | Changes to nicknames, person associations and media associations |
| Sources | ||
Gilad Bashan |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:41:05 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
MACR 5363 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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