Raymond H Piotrowski
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 34842 - A picture of Lt. Raymond H. Pietrowski, his memorial stone and 93rd Bomb Group Liberators. from...
Killed in Action (KIA). Plane took off from base, assigned to target Poix, France. During instrument climb to assembly altitude. Lt. Chamberlain flew into heavy prop wash while in cloud. The b-24 went into a slight climb followed by a steep dive. Pilot pulled out of the dive and then fell off into a spin, the tail asembly broke off and the a/c broke up and at 0915 hours crashed at Walnut Tree Farm, Benacre, Suffolk Plane was B-24J #42-100363
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
13 March 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Connecticut |
Revisions
Combat Chronology, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
