Robert E Sheehan
MilitaryOn 7-Nov-43 while piloting P-47D 42-7975, 56FG/63FS his aircraft sustained an engine failure over Holland on a mission to escort B-17 bombers attacking at Duren, Germany. He was able to bale out and evade capture, returning to England on 25-Jan-44. The aircraft crashed near Bruegel, Holland. 1EVD MACR 1166; Escape & Evasion Reoprt 340.
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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
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 7 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Evaded |
5694 Breugel, Netherlands | 7 November 1943 - 25 January 1944 | Aircraft sustained an engine failure and crashed near Breugal, Holland. He baled out and managed to evade capture, returning to England o 25-Jan-44. His evasion is documented on Escape & Evasion Report 340 which may be viewed at http:/media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-340.pdf. |
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Revisions
Lee Cunningham 9-Jul-2015. Added note to Evasion event and crash location of aircraft per MACR 1166 and National Archives Records Administration (NARA) Escape & Evasion Report 340; Added Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stna Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1166 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database