John C Hobbs
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
These photo's were given to me by my Dad years ago.
Object Number - UPL 37752 - Flight Crew - Vernon Kirk
"The fourth B-24 shot down by German fighter planes of IV./JG 3 during the attack on the Bingen marshalling yard on 2 December 1944 was that of pilot John C. Hobbs of 44 BG (68 BS). Already before bombs were thrown the bomb bay was set ablaze. The plane probably exploded in mid-air, the wreckage fell down near Bundenbach (near Rhaunen im Hunsrück). Seven of the nine crew members perished".
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bundenbach, Germany | 2 December 1944 | |
|
Born |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA |
Revisions
Sammlung Jan Hey at http://www.flugzeugabstuerze-saarland.de/html/hochwald-nahe.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10834 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp
