Earl R Bates

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed on mission 16 Sept 1943 to Bordeaux. FR, in B17 42-30601 'Mary Ellen II' of the 385th BG. Mid air collision with 95th BG ac. Crashed at Rickinghall Superior, Sufflok with all on board killed.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30601

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mary Ellen II
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

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Killed in Action

Rickinghall Superior, Suffolk, UK 16 September 1943 Killed on mission 16 Sept 1943 to Bordeaux. FR, in B17 42-30601 'Mary Ellen II' of the 385th BG.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 533 ;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
MACR 7325

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ContributorAAM
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Combat Chronology Supplement p. 363, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 285 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia