Richard F Hull
MilitaryShot down 27 September 1943 in B-17 42-29750 'Rebel's Revenge.
Hull - a Bombadier - joined the 91st BG at Bassingbourn in the autumn of 1943 and flew on five missions. He was pulled in at the last minute to fill in with another crew on 27th September 1943 - the target Emden - when they were shot down over the North Sea and Hull spent the rest of the war in Stalag Luft III.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14065191 / O-795820
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ramblin Rebel, Rebel's Revenge
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
26 May 1922 | ||
Other Prisoner of War |
Germany | 27 September 1943 | |
Died |
16 February 2007 |
Revisions
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17996554/richard-finley-hull;
Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 91st Bomb Group related to the service of Richard F. Hull.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 668 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database