Raymond Hindle
MilitaryRaymond Hindle was a Waist gunner on the Dean Flemming crew on the 29 April 1944 mission to Berlin on board B-17 #42-31519. On return, the Fortress ditched in the North Sea. All 10 men on board rescued and returned to duty (RTD).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11027889 at enlistment, then O-752054
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35450186 at enlistment
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 29 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
9 March 1943 | Fort Devens, Massachusetts | |
Other Shot down |
29 April 1944 | in B-17 #42-31519, ditched North Sea on return from Berlin mission. Rescued and returned to duty. | |
Born |
Rhode Island | ||
Bradford, Washington County, Rhode Island |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
Completed his page with the data in the 42-31519 biography
NARA WWII Enlistment record
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945