Donald R Roberts

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Saarbrucken on 13 Apr 44 in P-47 #4276074

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-76074

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 13 April 1944

Revisions

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ContributorLucy May
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Sources

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3752 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database