Royston Truitt Covington Jr

Military

Shot down and crashed near Cherbourg, FR on a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 in B-17G 42-39784 'Cabin in the Sky. ' Evaded (EVD).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Four men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front.

42-39784

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cabin In The Sky
  • Unit: Base Air Depot 1 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Evaded

Germany 8 February 1944

Born

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=831;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 2496;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces,

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Contributorbombercommand
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Sources

http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=831

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 2496 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database