Robert M Knox

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
42-30063, Picklepuss 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

Object Number - UPL 76997 - Capt Robert Knox (KIA) with #42-30063 Picklepuss at Wendover in May 1943 before coming overseas

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30063 'Picklepuss'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30063 Picklepuss
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Picklepuss
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

17 August 1943

Born

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Killed in Action (KIA)

17 August 1943

Revisions

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Added a connection to the 100th BG - see pg. 179 in the book"Flying Fortress" by Edward Jablonski.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number 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 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

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