Conrad B Richards

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Mechanical Failure and crashed into channel in B-17 El Lobo #42102424

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-B, serial number 42-102424) nicknamed "El Lobo" of the 92nd Bomb Group that has crash landed, 24 April 1944. Image via William E "Doc" Furniss, 92nd Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '2102424 NV:B El Lobo, C/C Chilman, 24/4/44.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: El Lobo
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

5 October 1944

Born

Hamburg, New York, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

English Channel 5 October 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9347 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database