Robert D Nash
MilitaryNavigator B-24 #4240312 'Aire Lobo', Lost over Ploesti 1 Aug 43 - A/C was hit by flak before the target and again on the cockpit area after bombing. Gunners believed wounded. A/C came down in the target area striking the ground with the left wing before disintegrating. 9 KIA 1 POW. MACR 227
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Units served with
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Aire Lobo
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
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Born |
Oshkosh, WI, USA | 17 November 1916 | Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA. |
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Died |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Navigator B-24 #4240312 'Aire Lobo', Lost over Ploesti 1 Aug 43 - A/C was hit by flak before the target and again on the cockpit area after bombing. Gunners believed wounded. A/C came down in the target area striking the ground with the left wing before disintegrating. 9 KIA 1 POW. MACR 227 |
| Oshkosh, WI, USA | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA. | ||
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Buried |
Buried Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz Liege Belgium |