Robert Bernoske
MilitaryAssigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill. Emergency landing at Steeple Morden in P-47D 42-22473. 20-Jan-44. Returned to Duty (RTD). Hit by flak in coolant system in P-51D 42-106815 and baled out near Vitry on 8-Aug-44. EVD. MACR 7430.
"Robert parachuted safely, though his hip and leg were injured. Hiding from a German patrol, he engaged the enemy with his .45 pistol. The French Resistance came to his aid and eliminated the enemy. Robert was taken into hiding by the French, moved from place to place. Eventually he was taken by cart, told to act like a mute and reached the river and thence to the Channel with the aid of French fishermen. He was then picked up by the English, returned to England to fly again."
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Crashed |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | 20 January 1944 | Lost power on local test flight in P-47D 42-22473 and made emergency landing at Steeple Morden. 20-Jan-44. RTD. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
28310 Janville, France | 6 June 1944 | Ju87 destroyed Janville, France. 6-Jun-44. |
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Other Evaded (EVD) |
Vitry, 69430 Quincié-en-Beaujolais, France | 8 August 1944 | Hit by flak in coolant system in P-51D 42-106815 and baled out near Vitry on 8-Aug-44. EVD. MACR 7430. |
| Hazleton, PA, USA | |||
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Died |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7430 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list