Robert C Long
Military ROLL OF HONOURCrashed into North Sea in Plane #42102501 The Challenger. After helping crew to get in rafts he died. The British rescued six of the crew alive, and Long and Cook's bodies. The body of Maki was swept away and could not be recovered.
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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: The Challenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
3 February 1945 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12157, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…