Walter G Hoffman Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

On return from local test flight on 13 Jan 1944, B-24H 42-7551 'The Jinx' crashed while attempting to land with apparent mechanical problems. Killed in Action.



Joined Sqd 12/26/43. Killed 1/13/44 (practice flight). Pilot: Hovey.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-7551

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Jinx
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in action

13 January 1944

Buried

Revisions

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Webb Todd

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Combat Chronology Supplement p. 223, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia