Richard W Coyle
MilitaryDamaged by rocket fire and exploded and crashed after the crew baled out on a mission to Berlin on a 6 Mar 1944 in B-17F #42-3215 'Linda Mary'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Linda Mary
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 March 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Omaha, Nebraska, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3000 / MACR 3000, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database