Robert H Ade
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA). Shot down 17 April 1943 in B-17 41-24459 'Hellsapoppin. ' According to Havelaar, the target was the Focke Wulf aircraft factory. Fighters and flak were heavy and the 401st BS was hit especially hard.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![Three B-17 Flying Fortresses (LL-B serial number 41-24459), (LL-F serial number 25763) and (LL-C serial number 41-24484), all of the 401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, line up for take off. Handwritten caption on reverse: '22/3/43. 124459 LL-B, 25763 LL-F, 124484 LL-C. 91BG.' Passed for publication 24 Mar 1943. On reverse: Associated Press Ltd and U.S. Army Press Censor [Stamps]. Print No: 254769.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408137.jpg.webp?itok=vYRODRl8)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hellsapoppin
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 April 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action |
17 April 1943 | ||
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Born |
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | ||
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Buried |
Plot B Row 32 Grave 26, Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate record to include information from:
- the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 15520
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15520, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 p. 105, The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingbourn by Havelaar p. 37, ABMC, NARA