Robert V Piva
Military25 April 1945 Mission to bomb Skoda power Works near Pilsen. Returned safely after his plane, B-17 43-38178, was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17 43-38272.
7 men from the crew returned to base safely.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Seattle Sue
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Francisco, California |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed B-17 tail number from '338178' to '338272'.
See aircraft record for details.
Also added association to 388th Bomb Group - see source of former duplicate record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Supplement; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 342