Richard H McGibeny

Military

Was Pilot of B-17 # 42-5080 on a training flight from Rapid City, South Dakota. The plane had a mid-air collison with a bird and he had to force-land the plane back on the base.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-5080

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

12 September 1920

Died

8 September 1978

Buried

Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point, Oregon, United States

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons, pg 280