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Ground looped - RAF Watton, 8-Mar-45 - Substantial damage - Robert W James (pilot). Struck Off Charge 10-Apr-45.

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Units served with

25th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Reconnaissance

653rd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Type Category: Reconnaissance

People

Bob James- co-pilot, Fred Heiser- pilot and John Hill- navigator, all of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image via Tim Bivens. Biven's has handwritten on reverse: 'L to R: Bob James- Copilot (later KIA in USAAF Mosquito), Fred Heiser- Pilot, John Hill- Navigator, 550th BS, 385th BG, 1944. Note 550th BS patch on A-2's.'

Robert W James

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 25th Bomb Group 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron 653rd Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-812999
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Places

A crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 25th Bomb Group. Veteran's caption handwritten on reverse: 'Back Row- Left to Right Edward Corner Tail Gunner (Deceased)- Sam Odensky RDG- Donald Yennie Engineer (Status Unknown) The Hawk RAF) 1st Row Kneeling L to R Warren Forgie (Pilot), Earnest York (Co-Pilot), Edward Sofranko (Navigator), Robert Poe (Ball Gunner) (Edward York Died Oct 15, 1988 Heart Attack).'

Watton

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Manufactured	Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK	24 March 1944	Hatfield Built, contract number 555/C.23(a), between 24-Mar-44 and 31-Dec-44.
Crashed	Watton, Thetford, Norfolk IP25, UK	8 March 1945	Substantial damage - Ground looped - RAF Watton - Robert W James (pilot).
Other Struck Off Charge SOC		10 April 1945	Struck Off Charge.

Event

Location

Date

Description

Manufactured

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK

24 March 1944

Hatfield Built, contract number 555/C.23(a), between 24-Mar-44 and 31-Dec-44.

Crashed

Watton, Thetford, Norfolk IP25, UK

8 March 1945

Substantial damage - Ground looped - RAF Watton - Robert W James (pilot).

Other

Struck Off Charge SOC

10 April 1945

Struck Off Charge.

Revisions

Date28 Nov 2021 18:26:31

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Production list / mossie.org / http://aviation-safety.net / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com

Date26 Nov 2018 10:55:17

ContributorEmily

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Moved information added by user Wattonman

Date25 Nov 2018 02:49:39

ContributorWattonman

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Sources

Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII", Schiffer Publisher Ltd. 2011.

Date19 Jun 2015 18:31:52

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Production list / mossie.org / http://aviation-safety.net / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com

Date4 Jan 2015 11:00:46

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Production list / mossie.org / http://aviation-safety.net / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com