Richard P Anthony

Military

Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #4297218. Evaded. Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #4297217. Result unknown.



"On the return leg from Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich the B-17 piloted by American Richard P. Anthony was attacked by pilots from German 2./JG 1 and hit. Anthony managed to make a perfect emergency landing on Buberg Hill near Bubach. Three of his men had bailed out, the other six were still in the ship. All survived the crash and were taken captive (for example near Bubach, Herchweiler and Krottelbach)."

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

B-17 "Toonerville Trolley". Bubach Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz. Picture was taken by my Father-in-law, who was in the Hitler Youth at the time. Him and my future Mother-in-law (BDM) watched it fly over their village. After it crashed, he and his best friend rode their bikes out to the crash to take pictures.

42-97218

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Evaded

Germany 24 April 1944

Revisions

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Sources

Article by Roland Geiger
http://www.flugzeugabstuerze-saarland.de/html/st__wendel.html

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4150 / MACR 4150; MACR 4852 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database