Robert Hathaway

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed at Wenden in B-24 Pistol Packin Bomma II #4251278

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Pistol Packin Bomma II
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

24 August 1944

Born

Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

Other

Returned (RTD)

Germany 24 August 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8289 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database