Robert A Wettersten
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 24683 - Robert A Wettersten
Co-piloted AC#4337806 'Miss Fortune'. Midair collision at takeoff or assembly with 490th BG 'Big Poison' AC# 44337894. Apears to have occured near RAF Newmarket.
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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
- Nicknames: Miss Fortune
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Died |
Wicken, UK | 6 February 1945 | |
|
Born |
Illinois | ||
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Buried |
Plot B Row 1 Grave 18 |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Combat Chronology Supplements Bomber and Fighter Activity pp. 512-3 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
