Paul Vravis

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed on Mission.





Paul was lost along with the rest of his fellow crew in a B-24H serial number 42-51117 which crashed in the United Kingdom on the 8th June 1944. They flew in the 486th Bomb Group, 883rd Squadron based at Sudbury (Station 174). The plane had aborted the mission due to mechanical issues and crashed in bad weather attempting an emergency landing at Gosfield (Station 154).

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Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.

486th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-51117

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

8 June 1944

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107867882/paul-vravis

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"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia