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Robert A. Jacobs
Crew flew to the UK via Goose Bay in December 1943. First 14 missions flown with 93rd Bomb Group at Hardwick. Last 16 missions flown from Hethel with 389th Bomb Group as lead pathfinder navigator.
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Sortie Log
5 CATALOGUED SORTIES
24 FEB 1944 — 04 DEC 1944
24 FEB 1944 — 04 DEC 1944
The sorties 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.
8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 233
24 FEB 1944
GothaA/I
42-74437
№ 235
25 FEB 1944
FürthA/I
Georgia Peach42-40985
№ 237
28 FEB 1944
Target unrecorded
Sweater Gal42-100150
№ 244
02 MAR 1944
Frankfurt Am MainM/Y
De-Icer42-109832
№ 736
04 DEC 1944
BebraM/Y
42-95472
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Before the War
Born Sept. 26, 1919 in Los Angeles, CA. Inducted into U.S. Army in February 1940. After Pearl Harbor, entered Aviation Cadet program; graduated as second lieutenant navigator at Selman Field, LA. Crew flew to the UK via Goose Bay in December 1943.
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