Robert C Peters

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in P47#42-7908. One of 50 P47s that left Metfield and led by Major Glenn Duncan to meet up with bombers midchannel. Lt. Peters was killed in a crash landing at Thrift Farm, Herongate, Essex on return.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Herongate, Essex 14 October 1943 Killed in crash landing.

Revisions

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ContributorLucy May
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Added Robert C Peters' name to the Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum.

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ContributorRainer
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Corrected typos

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ContributorAAM
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353rd unit history, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 254, 342 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list