Howard D Raab
Military ROLL OF HONOURSeptember 8, 1944 in 'Why Not?' A/C #42-107208 flak cause one engine's cylinder to blow out. Pressure dropped in another engine and pilot Jorgensen could not make the engine feather. Prop wash from other planes caused rapid drop in altitude. Bombs were dropped 20 miles east of Rheims. Now at 1000 feet in altitude, pilot Jorgensen ordered a bail out. All bailed out except pilot, copilot and Bombardier. With the load lightened the plane was able to fly to Orly. 'Why Not?' was repaired in France and returned to base. Raab and others contacted the French and were brought to Paris. Killed in Action (KIA) Mid-Air collison with #42-03150 and #43-37684 crashed west of Towcester, Eng. on 11 Oct 44. All killed DNB.
Picture of his gravestone in England: https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/ebay-airwar-ww2-the-pilots.54010/…
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
11 October 1944 | ||
Born |
Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 8 September 1944 |
Revisions
Added S/N per MACR #8810 (Fold3.com).
Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/28728984
Added a "#" to all the A/C serial #s in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Combat Chronology Supplement, Snetterton Falcons by Doherty and Ward, p.189, 200; MACR 8810 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8810 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database