Robert W James

Military

Crashed in Sweden on 10/7/44 in B-17 'Undecided' #43-38452, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Swedish personnel inspect a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (IW-D, serial number 43-38452) of the 614th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17 - Sweden.'

43-38452

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Undecided
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Interned (INT)

Sweden 7 October 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the location of the "Interned" event to "Sweden” per info in the "Summary biography".

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9759 / MACR 9759,

href="http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=225">http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=225> / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database