Raymond Wilfred Wright
Military ROLL OF HONOURB-17 #42-30872 'Ole Puss' collided with another aircraft on 16 December 1943. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Snetterton Falcons says he was on 'Blonde Bomber' when it collided with another plane, A/C 133 on 16 Dec 1943.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blonde Bomber Betty Grable aka Ole Puss
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Rushville, Indiana, USA | ||
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hollland | 16 December 1943 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added S/N per MACR 1565 for A/C #42-30872 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28693089/42?terms=42,30872
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1565 / MACR 1565; Snetterton Falcons, pg 61 & 88 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database