Robert C Scott
MilitaryT/O Deopham 28 Sept44 in B-17G #42-31360, target Merseburg/Leuna chemical plant. Hit by flak in left wing and no. 2 engine. Crash landed at Brussels Airfield, BE. All in crew of nine were RTD.
Landed in Sweden on 17 Jan 45 in B-17 #44-8602, INT.
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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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Events
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Germany | 17 January 1945 |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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1999 Unit Roster MACR 11728; Losses of the 8thAF, vol.4 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11728 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database