Robert M James

Military

Shot down by rocket from a fighter attack on return from mission to Brunswick on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F 42-30248 'Prodigal Son'. Prisoner of War.



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A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30248

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Southern Queen, The Buzzard, Prodigal Son, Lassie Come Home
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

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Prisoner of war

11 January 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1889, 8th AF Losses