Robert E Conliffe

Military

Shot down by fighters on a mission to Augsberg, GR and crashed NE of Rottwell, GR on 16 Mar 1944 in B-17F #42-30369 'Daisy June IV'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30369) nicknamed "Daisy June IV of the 385th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '230369. R. Bowers.'

42-30369

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 16 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3421 / MACR 3421, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Falcons, pg 118 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database