Benjamin H Burma
Military10-Jul-1942 Assigned as Co-Pilot of B-17F #41-24619 [GN-S] "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS at Alamogordo Field, Alamogordo, New Mexico. It appears from available records that he was re-assigned to B-17F #42-2966 at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine on or about 5-Oct-42. 25-Oct-42 he arrived at Molesworth, UK on B-17F #42-2966.
Removed from flying status 21-Dec-42 because of a throat infection.
Mission participation (See Biography events UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
Connections
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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: Kali
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Susfu
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: No 11 Combat Crew Replacement Center No 1 Combat Crew Replacement Center 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 December 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 23 November 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 22 November 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 18 November 1942
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- Date: 17 November 1942
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Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned to Aircraft |
10 July 1942 | Asssigned as Co-Pilot with crew of B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS at Alamogordo Field, Alamogordo, New Mexico. | |
Other Change in Aircraft Assignment |
5 October 1942 | Re-assigned to B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BS as Co-Pilot at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine. | |
Other Arrived in UK |
22 October 1942 | Arrived at Molesworth, UK as Co-Pilot of B-17F 42966, 303BG/427BS. | |
Other Mission #1, 2LT Benjamin H. Burma, w/B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BS - Aborted |
17 November 1942 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BG on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. | |
Other Mission #2, 2LT Benjamin H. Burma, w/B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BS - Aborted |
18 November 1942 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BG on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. | |
Other Mission #3, 2LT Benjamin H. Burma, w/B-17F 41-24584, 303BG/427BS |
22 November 1942 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 41-24584 "Susfu", 303BG/427BG on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. | |
Other Mission #4, 2LT Benjamin H. Burma, w/B-17F 41-24517, 303BG/427BS |
23 November 1942 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17 41-24517 "Kali", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. | |
Other Mission #5, 2LT Benjamin H. Burma, w/B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BS - Aborted |
20 December 1942 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BG on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. | |
Other Removed form flying status |
21 December 1942 | Removed from flying staus because of a throat infection. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Lee Cunningham 19-Dec-2015. Added Removed form flying status event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Harry A. Robey crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-robey.html
Lee Cunningham 19-Dec-2015. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 20-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/007.pdf
Lee Cunningham 19-Dec-2015. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 23-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/004.pdf
Lee Cunningham 19-Dec-2015. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 22-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/003.pdf
Lee Cunningham 19-Dec-2015. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 17-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/001.pdf
Lee Cunningham 19-Dec-2015. Added Arrived in UK event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Harry A. Robey crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-robey.html
Lee Cunningham 19-Dec-2015. Added Change in Aircraft Aircraft event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Harry A. Robey crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-robey.html
Lee Cunningham 19-Dec-2015. Added Assigned to Aircraft event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Harry A. Robey crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-robey.html
Lee Cunningham 19-Dec-2015. Added biography information from 10-Jul-42 through 25-Oct-42 to Summary Biography per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Harry A. Robey crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-robey.html; made connections to Aircraft and Missions per 303BG website Mission Reports: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster