Roy W Forrest
MilitaryLt Col Roy W Forrest [Commanding Officer 388th BG] monitored Batty* project glide bomb mission from P-38J 43-28490 'Jeanne'. Target Le Havre submarine pens. 13-8-44.
*BATTY was the 8th Air Force code name for testing of the GB-4 glide bomb. The GB-4 was an early "smart bomb," as we call them today, and consisted of an M34 2,000lb GP bomb with wings and tail attached.
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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
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Jeanne
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Winfarthing
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jacksonville, Texas | 17 July 1913 | |
Other Batty* project glide bomb mission |
Le Havre, France | 13 August 1944 | monitored Batty* project glide bomb mission from P-38J 43-28490 'Jeanne'. Target Le Havre submarine pens. 13-8-44. |
Died |
31 August 2003 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html