Robert H Richards
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.
Object Number - UPL 15380 - 1st Lt. Robert H. Richards of the 336th Fighter Squadron.
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Killed whilst trying to land at the advanced base at Framlingham in P-51B Mustang 43-6786, upon his return from the 4th Fighter Group's first escort mission to Berlin.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bronx, NY, USA | 12 January 1922 | |
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Died |
Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13, UK | 4 March 1944 | Aborted from mission with engine trouble. Attempted to belly land plane in a plowed field 5 miles west of Framlingham/Sta 153 but A/C exploded upon impact. KIA. |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial. | ||
| Walden, NY 12586, USA | |||
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA |
Revisions
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.
Combat Chronology, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
