Russell G Blakely

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-36575.png UPL 36575 Russell Blakely of the 452nd Bomb Group

452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

Object Number - UPL 36575 - Russell Blakely of the 452nd Bomb Group

Killed in Action (KIA) 31 July 1944 Shot down by flak and crashed at Munich in B-17 'Lovely Lady' #42-102535

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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
  • Nicknames: Lovely lady
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

31 July 1944

Born

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 31 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N per MACR 7751 at Fold3.com.
See: https://www.fold3.com/image/29436671

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorPete
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452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

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ContributorAAM
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1999 Unit Roster, Roll of Honor /MACR 7751 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7751 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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