Robert M Knox
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 76997
UPL 76997
Capt Robert Knox (KIA) with #42-30063 Picklepuss at Wendover in May 1943 before coming overseas
100th Bomb Group
42-30063
Thorpe Abbotts
On
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30063 'Picklepuss'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Picklepuss
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
17 August 1943 | ||
Born |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
17 August 1943 |
Revisions
ContributorTallPaul19
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to the 100th BG - see pg. 179 in the book"Flying Fortress" by Edward Jablonski.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 677 / MACR 677, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p.187, 245 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database