Robert D Bass

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) when B-17 42-32009 collided with another B-17. The fuselage snapped in half and the aircraft crashed in North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-32009

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Buffalo Gal aka Black Cat 13
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

North Sea 28 July 1944

Born

Tennessee, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the 100th BG, the parent group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
MACR 8174

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 8174 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database