Robert L Albine
Military ROLL OF HONOURCrashed in Turkey on 8/1/43 while on Ploesti raid on TDY to 9thAF in B-24 'Flossie Flirt' #42-40777. Interned.
Shot down and crashed near Charleroi, Belgium on return from a bombing mission to Aschersleben & Helmstedt on 20 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-64166 'Big Fat Butterfly'. Killed in Action (KIA).
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Killed in action |
20 February 1944 | ||
|
Born |
Connellsville, Pennsylvania | ||
|
Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Combined two entries to create one entry. The record includes information from the following sources:
MACR 2449 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Albine&GSfn=Rober…;
http://www.fold3.com/image/28604043/
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2449, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces