Robert C Allphin

Military
media-28390.jpeg UPL 28390 Robert C Allphin Walter McRae Bagot

Scanned from the personal collection of the late Walter McRae Bagot.

Object Number - UPL 28390 - Robert C Allphin

Shot down by fighters after leaving the formation due to engine problems and crashed SW of Sedan, GR on a mission to Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-37880 'Liberty Belle'. Prisoner of War (POW).



Crew Number 42

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Bell-e
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Plainview, Texas, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 25 February 1944

Enlisted

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Uncle Bob's WWII War Records

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Uncle Bob's WWII War Records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2658 / MACR 2658, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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