Richard W Burch

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down at Hamburg in B-17 #42-97892 by Flak, Killed in Action (KIA). 



KIA

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97892

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Missions

315

  • Date: 24 April 1944
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29155) nicknamed "Picadilly Commando" of the 446th Bomb Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: '446BG B/24 leaving Ruhr on its way home 22 April 1944.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '22/4/44, 21,000 Ft. Hamm, smoke screen in distance.'

311

  • Date: 22 April 1944

309

  • Date: 20 April 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

20 June 1944

Born

Bonita, California, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 20 June 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

 

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Contributoracbernstein1
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http://www.91stbombgroup.com/Dailies/324th1944.html

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5982 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database