Robert S Weston
Military
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UPL 49209
Memorial stone near Fischerhude, Germany, commemorating the death of seven members of the crew of B-17 Flying Fortress serial number 42-29959 on 8 October 1943.
Information provided by Thorsten Reich
Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #4229959. Prisoner of War (POW). Earlier 28 July flew Kassel raid. Lost control cables on B17 42-29974 by flak damage. Crash landed returning crew with 4 crew members wounded.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
23 October 1985 | ||
Born |
Warwick Neck, Rhode Island |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 867, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 204