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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.
Group
The 357th Fighter Group was the first P-51 Mustang Group in the Eighth Air Force, training with them from November 1943 at Raydon, England and entering combat with them in the February of the following year from their new base at Leiston. The Group was...
Squadron
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod to Ruhland 2-Mar-45 belly landed 10 miles SE Ruhland. Pilot Lt Raymond M Bank POW. MACR 12867.
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| Born | 1922 | |
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Cook County IL. |
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| Lived in | 1941 | |
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Illinois |
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| Enlisted | 8 September 1942 | |
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Chicago IL |
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| Crashed | 16 August 1943 | |
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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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| E/A Destroyed | 14 January 1945 | |
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3 x Fw190's destroyed. Schwerin. |
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| Baled out | 2 March 1945 | |
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Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod to Ruhland 2-Mar-45 belly landed 10 miles SE Ruhland. POW. MACR 12867. |
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| Prisoner of War (POW) | Barth, Germany | 2 March 1945 – May 1945 |
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Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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