Raymond M Arnold

Military

On 8 December 1943 in B-24H #42-52135 crash landed at Wick, South Wales on ferry flight from Morroco. 14 Returned to Duty (RTD).



Shot down 20 April 1944 in B-24 #42-72981 'Fascinating Lady', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.

448th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-72981

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 713th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Orange, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 20 April 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4302 / MACR 4302,  Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 411 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database