Bernard P Jacobs

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) While coming in for a landing, his plane collided with another plane. Nine of the Fleming crew died instantly. The radio operator died 11 days later.

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 August 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - “operator” was misspelled.

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ContributorAAM
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Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia