Robert R Landry
MilitaryPlane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2063644
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
North Atlantic | 5 September 1942 | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, New York Memorial. |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources
Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-2014 "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A Hey MBE; 306BG web site http://www.306bg.org/; Missing AIr Crew Report (MACR) 16344
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p. 30