Robert J McCabe
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by rocket fire from JU88s on a mission to Poznan, Poland on 20 Feb 1944 in B-17G 42-37951. All of the crew, except the pilot, baled out but were lost at sea. The a/c crashed near Korsor, Denmark. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
- Nicknames: Mavoureen
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in action |
20 February 1944 | ||
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Born |
New York State | ||
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Buried |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 2779
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Sources
ABMC, MACR 2779, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia