Robert Jackson Sudbury
Military
Object Number - UPL 64327 - 1st Lt Robert J. Sudbury
1st Lt Robert Sudbury was on board B-17E Serial 41-9051 on a navigational training exercise to Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland as final destination on 14 Sept 43. 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: 19080550 at enlistment, then O-731036
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
McLennan County, Texas, United States | 17 February 1919 | the son of William Samuel Sudbury and Mary Samantha (Colvin) Sudbury |
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Died |
Skiddaw, near Keswick, United Kingdom | 14 September 1943 | in the crash of B-17 Serial 41-9051 on training exercise pre-Pathfinder deployment |
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Buried |
Robert Sudbury rests at Plot D, Row 4, Grave 30 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / book: Hell on High Ground, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 281-2
