Robert B Brown
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Bourdeaux. Crashed near Le Mans in P-51B 42-106889 19-Jun-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5946.
Awards: PH.
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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
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 21 May 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died |
Le Mans, France | 19 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Bourdeaux. Crashed near Le Mans in P-51B 42-106889 19-Jun-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5946. |
| Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | |||
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Based |
Fowlmere | 19 June 1944 | Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5946 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list