Robert M White

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Boehnfeld on 23 Feb 45 in P-51 'Dutchess of Manhattan' #42103795















After WWII he was a test pilot of X-15 rocket plane to earn astronaut wings in the early 1960s.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: JANE, Papoose Duchess of Manhattan
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

17 March 2010

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 23 February 1945

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Sources

1996 355TH FG Assoc. Directory MACR 12398 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12398 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list