Richard C Taylor
MilitaryAssigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. 53 x combat mission flown, last 13 x in Mosquitos crewed up with George Brooks. 25-Oct-44 night photography mission to Duisberg (Joker) in Mosquito NS582. Mech problems caused them to bale out. Baled out of top emergency exit hatch, landing in a farmers field, his pilot died after striking the tailplane during his egress. The farmer then contacted the local police who picked up Taylor and took him to Ypres to a Canadian unit, he was then taken to Brussels where he related his story to an American unit at Melsbroek. He subsequently returned to Huntington via B-17 and thence by truck to Watton. Returned to Duty (RTD)
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10600462 / O-2044827
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Mosquito
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Michigan | 15 December 1920 | |
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Other Baled out POW |
Belgium | 25 October 1944 | 25-Oct-44 night photography mission to Duisberg (Joker) in Mosquito NS582. Baled out RTD |
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Enlisted |
Michigan | ||
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Other Returned ZI |
Returned to United States in June 1945. | ||
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Based |
Watton | Assigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII" Schiffer Publications Ltd. 2011.
Combat Chronology Supplement p.542, Aerial Intelligence of the 25th BG p. 176 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia