Raymond Cabarra Cortes

Military

Attacked by fighters enroute to the target at Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-31163 'A Good and Happy Ship' fell out of formation and landed at Rinkaby airfield, Sweden. Interned.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31163

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: A Good And Happy Ship
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Los Angeles, California 24 November 1923

Other

Interned

6 March 1944

Died

9 December 2004

Revisions

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MACR 3083

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3083, Losses of teh 8th & 9th Air Forces