Robert R Thornton

Military

WIA. On 5 Jan 1944 B-24H #42-64451. Upon landing in poor visibility and ice on runway, A/C ran off runway and crashed.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.

448th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-64451

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sequoia gal
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron

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8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia