Robert M White
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) crashed near Boehnfeld on 23 Feb 45 in P-51 'Dutchess of Manhattan' #42103795
After WWII he was a test pilot of X-15 rocket plane to earn astronaut wings in the early 1960s.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: JANE, Papoose Duchess of Manhattan
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
17 March 2010 | ||
Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 23 February 1945 | |
Other Promoted |
Revisions
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
1996 355TH FG Assoc. Directory MACR 12398 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12398 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list