Raymond M Bank
Military
Object Number - UPL 23306 - Lt. Raymond M Bank, 364th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-15266 C5-Y "Fire Ball “. Lt. Bank became a POW on 2 March 1945 whilst flying this a/c.
Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 5 x kills. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod to Ruhland 2-Mar-45 belly landed 10 miles SE Ruhland. POW. MACR 12867.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Fire Ball
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
8 September 1942 | Chicago IL | |
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Other Crashed |
16 August 1943 | Landing Accident Spence AAF, GA Cat 3 damage Lt Raymond M Bank, 16-Aug-43. AT-6B 41-17397 - 441 SEFTS | |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
14 January 1945 | 3 x Fw190's destroyed. Schwerin. | |
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Other Baled out |
2 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod to Ruhland 2-Mar-45 belly landed 10 miles SE Ruhland. POW. MACR 12867. | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 2 March 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Born |
Cook County IL. | ||
| Illinois |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12867 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list