Gene W Robbins
MilitaryShot down and became Prisoner of War (POW) on 30 September 1944, target Munster. By arrival at the T/A, two engines were out and a third running rough, so crew bailed out. A/c crashed nine miles ESE of Munster, near Natarp. He was captured in the Lengerich District. Plane was B-17G 43-37632.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of war |
30 September 1944 | ||
Born |
Washington |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9417,
href="http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1729">http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1729>; Losses of the 8thAF, vol.4