Robert C McLaughlin
MilitaryReturned from operations and crash landed in Carpetbaggers mission in ac 42-50584 on August 6/7, 1944.
Robert was recovered four weeks later by the American 3rd Armored division as they approached Mons, Belgium. He was assisted by a family in St. Aubins Nord, France while evading capture.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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-24 Liberator
- Unit: 801st Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Returned |
7 August 1944 | ||
|
Born |
Victor, New York | ||
|
Other Transferred |
Transferred to 801st BG |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Roster list in Healy's book (1947)
Serial number of aircraft and date of crash given in MACR 7894 (http://www.801492.org/Air%20Crew/McLaughlinR/MACR7894-McLaughlinR.pdf)
Further information about McLaughlin's evasion provided by Rick Losey, Relative
Combat Chronology Supplements p. 540 and 188, http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia