Robert E Outman Jr

Military

Had mid air collision and crashed at Hoorn on 7/7/44 in B-17 #42-97983, Prisoner of War (POW).

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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

Dutch civillians examine the damaged tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97983) that has crash landed near Hoorn. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Hoorn 7-7-44.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'Zwanenburg.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron 571st Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

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Born

Westwood, New Jersey

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7367