Robert L Kelley

Military

Frankfurt, Germany mission 8 Feb 1944 A/C was hit by enemy fighters and the stabilizer was shot off and it went into a slow spiral. It hit the ground and exploded and 5 chutes were seen. Prisoner of War (POW)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: SpitzFire
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Prisoner of war

8 February 1944 Shot down by fighters and crashed near Compiegne, France on a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 in B-17F 42-29633.

Born

Muskegan, Michigan

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2869

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Chronology Supplement, 1943-45; p. 81.; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 297