Bobby J Downing

Military

Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-5855. Prisoner of War (POW). His first mission. 

POW

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

The wreckage of a B-17 Flying Fortress (RD-T, serial number 425855) of the 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group.

42-5855

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ramp Tramp
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

12 April 1921

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

8 October 1943

Revisions

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 869 / MACR 869, First Over Germany pg. 160 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database