Robert Lindsay Crabb

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media-53609.png UPL 53609 1st Lt Robert L Crabb, 355FG

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Object Number - UPL 53609 - 1st Lt Robert L Crabb, 355FG

1st Lieutenant Robert L. Crabb was born 29-Jul-21, the son of Jeremiah and Grace Crabb. His hometown was Williamsburg, Kansas.



Lt Crabb was orginally a co-pilot on a B-24. Flew 30 missions. In March 1945, he flew an additional 5 missions as a pilot. Transferred to the 355th Fighter Group in May 1945.



On 31-May-45, Lt Crabb, of the 355th Fighter Group, 354th Fighter Squadron, was killed in a low level training crash, 100% pilot error as he stalled out, 3 miles from the RAF field at Gransden Lodge. His plane was P-51D 42-106437.



He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Cambridge, England.



Remembered by Derald Riggs, Oklahoma City, OK.



Awards: AM (4OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Silky, Darlin Doris, Ann Anita/Alabama Bound/Fee ~ Margo
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 18 March 1945
  • Date: 17 March 1945
  • Date: 15 March 1945
  • Date: 12 March 1945

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Events

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Born

Williamsburg, KS, USA 29 July 1921 1st Lieutenant Robert L. Crabb was born July 29, 1922, the son of Jeremiah and Grace Crabb. His hometown was Williamsburg, Kansas.

Enlisted

Kansas City, KS, USA 1 August 1942 Kansas City, Kansas

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Transferred

Hethel 1 August 1944 Flew as B-24 co-pilot on 30 missions. Five as pilot in March 1944.

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Killed in Training (KIT)

Gransden Lodge Airfield, Sandy, Cambridgeshire SG19, UK 31 May 1945 On May 31, 1945, LT Crabb, of the 355th Fighter Group, 354th Fighter Squadron, was killed in a training crash 3 miles from the RAF field at Gransten Lodge. His plane was P-51 tail #42-106437.

Buried

Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot E Row 1 Grave 95

Based

Steeple Morden 31 May 1945 Transferred to 355th Fighter Group May 1945

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Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- 389th BG Roster ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Derald Riggs, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.

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Nephew

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389th Bomb Group records, nephew.

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Nephew

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Nephew, and official Army Air Force records.

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Nephew

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Associated madingley

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Unassociated 389th Bomb Group

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IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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