Edward L. Robbins.
Pilot · 409th Squadron · Of Holt County, Missouri, MO.
The Man Behind the Name
1st Lt. Edward L. Robbins was pilot of B-24J 'Bar Fly' (42-100248), 409th Bomb Squadron, born in 1919 in Holt County, Missouri.
He was killed in action on 1 April 1944 when his B-24 was hit by enemy flak while returning from a bombing run over Pforzheim, Germany, and crashed near Reims, France. Nine airmen aboard perished, including radio operator T/Sgt. Jack R. McCallen; one crew member became a prisoner of war.
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Missions flown.
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.