Irving E Snedeker
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) crashed near Prague on 17 Apr 45 in P-51 'Roving-Rhonda' #4413783
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
![A P-51 Mustang (C5-M) nicknamed "4 Bolts (Rovin' Rhoda)" of the 364th Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group takes off, flown by Irving E Snedecker. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'C5-M 40. Rovin' Rhoda on left.' On reverse: Merle Olmsted Collection [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-400950.jpg.webp?itok=M4B5eIsK)
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Bobby Marilyn, Rovin Rhoda
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
Events
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Germany | 17 April 1945 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13928 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list