Van Robert McKay

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Oschatz on 17 Mar 45 in B-17 'Dark Angel' #42-107148

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.

42-107148

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dark Angel
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

17 March 1945

Born

Los Angeles, California

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 13114 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Contributorbombercommand
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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2606

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13114, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…