Robert R Bonebrake

Military

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 5 x kills (3 x air, 2 x ground).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 36th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 53rd Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Crashed

Bradley International Airport, Schoephoester Rd, Windsor Locks, CT 06096, USA 24 March 1943 Mid Air Collision with Bird Bradley Field, CT Cat 3 damage Lt Robert R Bonebrake, 24-Mar-43. P-40F 41-19780 - 310FS 58FG

Other

Crashed

Wilmington International Airport, 1740 Airport Blvd, Suite 12, Wilmington, NC 28405, United States 21 March 1944 Non Battle Damage Bluethenthal Field, Wilmington, NC Cat 3 damage Lt Robert R Bonebrake, 21-Mar-44 P-47D 42-22555 - 539FS 326FG 1AF

Based

Duxford 24 June 1944 Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Dümmer, Germany 26 November 1944 Me109 destroyed Dummer Lake 26-Nov-44.

Other

E/A Destroyed (2)

Koblenz, Germany 19 December 1944 Me109 and Fw190 destroyed Nth of Koblenz 19-Dec-44.

Other

Crashed

Chandler Heights, AZ 85142, USA 3 November 1946 Bale Out due to Structural Failure 2 miles SW Chandler Heights AZ Cat 4 damage Capt Robert R Bonebrake, 3-Nov-46. P-80A 44-85308 - 3010AAFBU
Taylor, TX 76574, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list