Robert R Bagley

Military

Shot down near Braumhausen on 9/27/44 in B-24 'Ole Baldy' #42-94863, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-94863) nicknamed "Ole Baldy" of the 493rd Bomb Group. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Ol Baldy, 490 BG.' This aircraft was assigned to the 490th Bomb Group but flew no missions with them, before being transferred to the 493rd Bomb Group in Spring 1944.
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ole Baldy
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Springfield, Missouri, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 27 September 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Birsic  MACR 9395 History of the 445th Bomb Group by Rudolph Birsic / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9395 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database