Robert I Costello

Military

Shot down by fighters on the return froma mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31325. A/c crashed near Amiens, FR after crew baled out. Evaded (EVD).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York State

Other

Evaded

English Channel 8 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2801 / MACR 2801, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database