Raymond Evertson Diltz
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Photo courtesy of nephew Ray Diltz
2nd Lt Raymond Diltz was on board of B-17E Serial 41-9051 on a navigational training exercise to Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland as final destination on 14 Sept 43. Piloted by Captain William C. Anderson, CO of 813th BS, the B-17 somehow flew off course by some 50 miles and crashed into Skiddaw Mountain, near Keswick in Cumbria, United Kingdom. All 10 aboard were killed.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-432027
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-447194
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: passenger
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-464349
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-366456
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: passenger
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10940312
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flaming Mayme
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron 342nd Bomb Squadron 97th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Utah, United States | 7 October 1917 | |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, California, United States | 2 March 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
Died |
Skiddaw, Keswick, Cumbria, United Kingdom | 14 September 1943 | Killing on training exercise. |
Los Angeles, California, United States | |||
Buried |
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 281-2