Richard Stewart Davitt

Military

Shot down 14 July 1943 in B-17 #4230243 'Good Time Cholly II. ' Evaded.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Allen Mabie

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16048702
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-30243

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nip N Tuck, Good Time Cholly II
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Evaded

France 14 July 1943

Revisions

Date
ContributorPatricia Bethel
Changes
Sources

Noted by daughter, Patricia Louise Davitt Bethel

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 115 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database