Richard D Hobt

Military

Damaged by FW 190s after the bomb run on a mission to Landsberg am Lech, GR on 18 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-37825 'Super Ball' broke formation and landed in Switzerland. Interned.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37825

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Super Ball
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Interned (INT)

Germany 18 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3237 / MACR 3237, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database