Robert S Carr
MilitaryAssigned to 53FS, 36FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Wahn, Germany as the flight was rolling in to the attack they were set upon by Fw190's, jettisoning their bombs he was shot down and crashed near Wahn. MACR 11446.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Lucky Boy Shoo Shoo Baby
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 36th Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron 53rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Shot down |
Wahn, Köln, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Wahn, Germany as the flight was rolling in to the attack they were set upon by Fw190's, jettisoning their bombs he was shot down and crashed near Wahn. MACR 11446. |
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Kingsnorth | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 53FS, 36FG, 9AF USAAF. |
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