Robert Lindsay Crabb
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1st Lieutenant Robert L. Crabb was born 29-Jul-21, the son of Jeremiah and Grace Crabb. His hometown was Williamsburg, Kansas.
Lt Crabb was orginally a co-pilot on a B-24. Flew 30 missions. In March 1945, he flew an additional 5 missions as a pilot. Transferred to the 355th Fighter Group in May 1945.
On 31-May-45, Lt Crabb, of the 355th Fighter Group, 354th Fighter Squadron, was killed in a low level training crash, 100% pilot error as he stalled out, 3 miles from the RAF field at Gransden Lodge. His plane was P-51D 42-106437.
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Cambridge, England.
Remembered by Derald Riggs, Oklahoma City, OK.
Awards: AM (4OLC), PH.
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Williamsburg, KS, USA | 29 July 1921 | 1st Lieutenant Robert L. Crabb was born July 29, 1922, the son of Jeremiah and Grace Crabb. His hometown was Williamsburg, Kansas. |
Enlisted |
Kansas City, KS, USA | 1 August 1942 | Kansas City, Kansas |
Based Transferred |
Hethel | 1 August 1944 | Flew as B-24 co-pilot on 30 missions. Five as pilot in March 1944. |
Other Killed in Training (KIT) |
Gransden Lodge Airfield, Sandy, Cambridgeshire SG19, UK | 31 May 1945 | On May 31, 1945, LT Crabb, of the 355th Fighter Group, 354th Fighter Squadron, was killed in a training crash 3 miles from the RAF field at Gransten Lodge. His plane was P-51 tail #42-106437. |
Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot E Row 1 Grave 95 | ||
Based |
Steeple Morden | 31 May 1945 | Transferred to 355th Fighter Group May 1945 |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- 389th BG Roster ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Derald Riggs, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.