Robert C Karch

Military

Had mechanical failure and landed in Sweden on 7/18/44 in B-17 Yardbird #42-102663, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102663

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yardbird
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Interned (INT)

Sweden 18 July 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Updated the location of the "Interned (INT)" event to Sweden per info in the "Summary biography".

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7552 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database