Roy A McKinney
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Photo from Meredith Hart, taken from Bombardiers training yearbook.
Object Number - UPL 82709 - Roy A. McKinney
Killed from Crash on take-off. Crashed at field near Bletsoe Castle on take off. According to Captain Witt, it was probably a question of motor trouble and then trying to feather and prop and fly instruments at the same time. All crew killed except Sergeant. Littlefield, tail gunner who, though cut and burned seriously, will most certainly pull through.
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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
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
26 April 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / First Over Germany: The History of the 306th Bombardment Group
