Bob Tibbetts Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Ditched in North Sea on return from mission 26 Nov 1943 in B-17 #425795 'Skoal. ' Crrew was rescued by ASR. RTD. . Collided with enemy FW190 and crashed E of Gardelegan on a mission to Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31578 'My Darling Also'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31578

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: My Darling Also
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

42-5795

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Skoal
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 March 1944

Born

Union City, Indiana

Buried

Indiana

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor; MACR 2898, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces p. 381