Robert W Adkins

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media-13837.jpeg UPL 13837 Robert W Adkins

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Object Number - UPL 13837 - Robert W Adkins

Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "sweat them in", following a mid-air collision with 42-95102, Spirit of Notre Dame.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Worry Bird
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

21 March 1923

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Killed in Action

Carleton Rode, Norfolk UK 9 February 1945

Buried

Collinsville, OK, USA Ridgelawn Cemetery Collinsville Tulsa County Oklahoma, USA

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MACR 8911
The Liberator Men of Old Buc, Andrew S Low Jr.

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Atkins private collection

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Liberator Men of Old Buc

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