Robert J Baird
MilitaryAssigned to 435FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. EOW.
Awards: AM (7OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Crashed |
N Airport Dr, Perry, FL 32348, USA | 15 June 1944 | Landing Accident Perry AAF, Perry, Florida Cat 5 damage Lt. Robert J Baird, 15-Jun-44. P-40N 43-24565 - 342BU |
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Based |
Wattisham | 8 September 1944 | Assigned to 435FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Wattisham, Ipswich IP7, UK | 8 November 1944 | Take Off Accident Wattisham/Sta 377 Cat 3 damage Lt. Robert J Baird, 8-Nov-44. P-51D10 44-11162 - 435FS 479FG 8AF |
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Other Promotion |
Wattisham, Ipswich IP7, UK | 29 December 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other End of War |
Europe | ||
| Naches, WA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Unit roster in THE 479th FIGHTER GROUP Ref D790.G479
ContributorAl_Skiff
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