Donald R Raats

Military

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-52623

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Wabbit

42-95004

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Honey Wagon
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Silver Chief" of the 467th Bomb Group.

42-95032

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Silver Chief
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron 791st Bomb Squadron

42-95154

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: 100 Proof

44-40131

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Gremlin Manor
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron 791st Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-24 Liberator of the 467th Bomb Group flies over Berlin during a mission. 18 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '18/3/45 Berlin.'

894

  • Date: 18 March 1945

893

  • Date: 17 March 1945

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Juneau, Alaska 9 May 1924

Enlisted

3 April 1943

Died

15 May 1995

Revisions

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Perfect Lady and all other aircraft connected to this individual can be linked to this webpage: http://www.467bg-research.com/detail.php?cFullName=Raats, Donald R

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Silver Dollar: http://www.467bg-research.com/detail.php?cFullName=Raats, Donald R

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100 Proof: http://www.467bg-research.com/detail.php?cFullName=Raats, Donald R

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Southern Clipper: http://www.467bg-research.com/detail.php?cFullName=Raats, Donald R

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Gremlin: http://www.467bg-research.com/detail.php?sessionLayout=Aircraft&cSerial…
Wabbit: http://www.467bg-research.com/detail.php?sessionLayout=Aircraft&cSerial…

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Aircraft: http://www.467bg-research.com/detail.php?cFullName=Raats, Donald R

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Missions, rank and job/role: http://www.467bg-research.com/detail.php?cFullName=Raats, Donald R

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Death and place of birth: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60901&h=33491429&ind…

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Enlistment date: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=42874…

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in Healy's book on 467th BG, 1993 edition