Raymond W Bandy

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

On 25-Oct-42 while aboard B-17F #42-5059, the aircraft crashed into the sea off Baldy Point, Nova Scotia on a ferrying flight from Gander to Prestwick. Aircraft extensively damaged and accident is listed as a ferry loss. RTD.



Shot down 30 December 1942 in B-17 #42-5078 while serving as Ball Turret Gunner. Plane crashed into the Bay of Biscay. Assigned to the target submarine base at Lorient in B-17 #42-5078. A/C was reported to have left formation to assist A/C #42-2975 of the 306th BG which was attacked by fighters. The 306th bomber had joined the 305th formation after cloud cover had obscured their own squadrons. Fighters also attacked B-17 #42-2975 which was shot down. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Lorient, France 30 December 1942 Killed when aircraft was shot down by German fighters and crashed into the sea near Lorient, France. His remains were never recovered.

Other

Commemorated

Saint-James, France Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Brittany American Cemetery.

Revisions

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

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Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2014. Added connection to B-17F 42-5059 Ferry Loss within existing website data.

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Earlier on Oct 25, 1942 ac# B17F-30-BO 42-5059 crashed in sea off Baldy Point, Nova Scotia on ferrying flight from Gander to Prestwick. Aircraft extensively damaged and accident is listed as a ferry loss.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, 305th BG/ 366th BS Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey, Vol. 1 pp. 39-40 and 56