Robert Newton Andrews

Military
media-39499.jpeg UPL 39499 2nd Lieutenant Robert Newton Andrews Jr.

Submitted by eldest son James B, Andrews

Object Number - UPL 39499 - 2nd Lieutenant Robert Newton Andrews Jr.

Andrews was shot down on a mission to Hamburg on 25 June 1943 when his B-17 #42-30107 "Black Magic" was attacked by enemy aircraft. Andrews bailed out of the crashing aircraft after his Navigator. He was taken Prisoner of War on landing.



Andrews was liberated by European forces from Stalag 7A Moosburg in 1945.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30107) of the 379th Bomb Group.

42-30107

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Black Magic
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

42-37805

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Carol Dawn
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 527th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Warren, Illinois, USA 15 November 1923

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 25 June 1943 Stalag 7A Moosburg

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Son James B, Andrews

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Missing Air Crew Report via Fold 3

POW record

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1366 / MACR 1366; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 267 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 39499 - 2nd Lieutenant Robert Newton Andrews Jr.