Lucian J Bibeau
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
National Archives
Object Number - UPL 73438 - MACR Page 1 for Lucian J Bibeau
Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down on return from bomber escort to Hannover 24-Feb-45 in P-51D 44-11688. Hit by flak whilst strafing a train and bellied in, exploding as a result. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12616.
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
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21 May 1942 | ||
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Based |
16 December 1944 - 24 February 1945 | Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Died |
24 February 1945 | Shot down on return from bomber escort to Hannover 24-Feb-45 in P-51D 44-11688. Hit by flak whilst strafing a train and bellied in, exploding as a result. Killed in Action (KIA). | |
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Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
ABMC, MACR 12616 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12616 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
