Dennis E Robinson

Military

On ferry flight to Maghaberry, Northern Ireland on 19Jan 1944, P-47C #41-6259 lost control when climbing through overcast and crashed near Church Broughton, Derbyshire. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A C-47 Skytrain (serial number 43-8386) and a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29780) nicknamed "Silver Queen" of the 95th Bomb Group.

Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'C47 43-8386. Heston- 38D Silver Queen.'

27th Air Transport Group

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

Lieutenant Corfman, pilot of the 530th Fighter Squadron, 311th Fighter Group stands by a hole in the wing of his P-51 Mustang. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt. Corfman & hole.'

311th Ferry Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Transport

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Died		19 January 1944
Buried

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:07:15

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Leslie Veit, 8th AF Losses