Robert J Owen
MilitaryIWM, Roger Freeman Collection
"On 18 November 1944 American 386 BG, flying two-engined Marauders and stationed at Beaumont-sur-Oise, had orders to attack a storage dump near St. Wendel. Difficulties began already when they had to deal with heavy flak fire while crossing the Moselle River. What’s more, snow and fog made it impossible to find the target. Therefore the formation headed for a secondary target at Aulenbach near Baumholder (barracks buildings), where again heavy flak fire was encountered. This time the Marauder “Son of Satan” of pilot Robert J. Owen jr. had a wing partly shot off so that the crew had to leave their ship instantaneously, which, however, only one man was able to do successfully. The plane spun down and exploded on impact between Mörschied and Kempfeld. Five of the six crewmembers perished".
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Son-of-Satan
- Unit: 386th Bomb Group 555th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in action |
18 November 1944 | ||
Buried |
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