USAAF WORLD WAR II
Bombardier 1st/Lt. Robert N. Austin KIA
344 AAF BOMB SQ, 98 BOMB GP
Service # O-729696 KIA
From Steuben Co, NY
Pilot Captain Wallace C. Taylor POW
Target: White IV- Ploesti
Mission: 1-Aug-43
Serial Number: 41-24198
Aircraft Model B-24D-
Aircraft Letter: C
Aircraft Name:THE VULGAR VIRGIN
Location: Lost near the target, Ploesti.
Cause: AA Crew 10 9 KIA 1 POW
Flown by Capt Wallace C. Taylor and crew Briefed to fly the lead position of the 5th wave attacking White IV at Ploesti, Rumania on Aug 1, 1943. Took a direct flack hit in the nose while approaching target and set on fire. Pilot gave bail out signal and climbed the aircraft, leveled out. P,CPL,E, WG believed to have bailed out though only the pilot survived with serious burns. The aircraft is believed to have crashed at Tatarani South of Ploesti.
Lt. Robert Austin was a Bombardier in the 98th Bomb Group when he was killed. His middle initial is spelled with an B in USAAF Data and with a N in the unofficial Ploesti roster.
Lt. Austin does not have a known memorial or monument. He may have been repatriated after WW2 to as yet an unknown grave location.
Lt. Robert Austin lost his life in the Ploesti raid "Operation Tidal Wave" one of the most daring raids of WW2. Coming in at tree top level the 98th destroys the Romanian oil refinery.
Crew of THE VULGAR VIRGIN
1Lt. Jack K. Wood Navigator
1/Lt. Robert B. Austin Bombardier
Fl. Of. Paul W. Packer Co Pilot
Fl. Of. Paul W. Packer Co Pilot
T/Sgt. Gerald E. Rabb . Engineer
T/Sgt. Alfred F. Turgeon Radio Op.
S/Sgt. Donald R. Duchene Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Louis Kaiser Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Ralph M. Robins Gunner
Sgt. Arthur B. Van Kleeck Tail Gunner
Bombardier 1st/Lt. Robert N. Austin KIA
344 AAF BOMB SQ, 98 BOMB GP
Service # O-729696 KIA
From Steuben Co, NY
Pilot Captain Wallace C. Taylor POW
Target: White IV- Ploesti
Mission: 1-Aug-43
Serial Number: 41-24198
Aircraft Model B-24D-
Aircraft Letter: C
Aircraft Name:THE VULGAR VIRGIN
Location: Lost near the target, Ploesti.
Cause: AA Crew 10 9 KIA 1 POW
Flown by Capt Wallace C. Taylor and crew Briefed to fly the lead position of the 5th wave attacking White IV at Ploesti, Rumania on Aug 1, 1943. Took a direct flack hit in the nose while approaching target and set on fire. Pilot gave bail out signal and climbed the aircraft, leveled out. P,CPL,E, WG believed to have bailed out though only the pilot survived with serious burns. The aircraft is believed to have crashed at Tatarani South of Ploesti.
Lt. Robert Austin was a Bombardier in the 98th Bomb Group when he was killed. His middle initial is spelled with an B in USAAF Data and with a N in the unofficial Ploesti roster.
Lt. Austin does not have a known memorial or monument. He may have been repatriated after WW2 to as yet an unknown grave location.
Lt. Robert Austin lost his life in the Ploesti raid "Operation Tidal Wave" one of the most daring raids of WW2. Coming in at tree top level the 98th destroys the Romanian oil refinery.
Crew of THE VULGAR VIRGIN
1Lt. Jack K. Wood Navigator
1/Lt. Robert B. Austin Bombardier
Fl. Of. Paul W. Packer Co Pilot
Fl. Of. Paul W. Packer Co Pilot
T/Sgt. Gerald E. Rabb . Engineer
T/Sgt. Alfred F. Turgeon Radio Op.
S/Sgt. Donald R. Duchene Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Louis Kaiser Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Ralph M. Robins Gunner
Sgt. Arthur B. Van Kleeck Tail Gunner
USAAF WORLD WAR II
Bombardier 1st/Lt. Robert N. Austin KIA
344 AAF BOMB SQ, 98 BOMB GP
Service # O-729696 KIA
From Steuben Co, NY
Pilot Captain Wallace C. Taylor POW
Target: White IV- Ploesti
Mission: 1-Aug-43
Serial Number: 41-24198
Aircraft Model B-24D-
Aircraft Letter: C
Aircraft Name:THE VULGAR VIRGIN
Location: Lost near the target, Ploesti.
Cause: AA Crew 10 9 KIA 1 POW
Flown by Capt Wallace C. Taylor and crew Briefed to fly the lead position of the 5th wave attacking White IV at Ploesti, Rumania on Aug 1, 1943. Took a direct flack hit in the nose while approaching target and set on fire. Pilot gave bail out signal and climbed the aircraft, leveled out. P,CPL,E, WG believed to have bailed out though only the pilot survived with serious burns. The aircraft is believed to have crashed at Tatarani South of Ploesti.
Lt. Robert Austin was a Bombardier in the 98th Bomb Group when he was killed. His middle initial is spelled with an B in USAAF Data and with a N in the unofficial Ploesti roster.
Lt. Austin does not have a known memorial or monument. He may have been repatriated after WW2 to as yet an unknown grave location.
Lt. Robert Austin lost his life in the Ploesti raid "Operation Tidal Wave" one of the most daring raids of WW2. Coming in at tree top level the 98th destroys the Romanian oil refinery.
Crew of THE VULGAR VIRGIN
1Lt. Jack K. Wood Navigator
1/Lt. Robert B. Austin Bombardier
Fl. Of. Paul W. Packer Co Pilot
Fl. Of. Paul W. Packer Co Pilot
T/Sgt. Gerald E. Rabb . Engineer
T/Sgt. Alfred F. Turgeon Radio Op.
S/Sgt. Donald R. Duchene Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Louis Kaiser Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Ralph M. Robins Gunner
Sgt. Arthur B. Van Kleeck Tail Gunner
Bombardier 1st/Lt. Robert N. Austin KIA
344 AAF BOMB SQ, 98 BOMB GP
Service # O-729696 KIA
From Steuben Co, NY
Pilot Captain Wallace C. Taylor POW
Target: White IV- Ploesti
Mission: 1-Aug-43
Serial Number: 41-24198
Aircraft Model B-24D-
Aircraft Letter: C
Aircraft Name:THE VULGAR VIRGIN
Location: Lost near the target, Ploesti.
Cause: AA Crew 10 9 KIA 1 POW
Flown by Capt Wallace C. Taylor and crew Briefed to fly the lead position of the 5th wave attacking White IV at Ploesti, Rumania on Aug 1, 1943. Took a direct flack hit in the nose while approaching target and set on fire. Pilot gave bail out signal and climbed the aircraft, leveled out. P,CPL,E, WG believed to have bailed out though only the pilot survived with serious burns. The aircraft is believed to have crashed at Tatarani South of Ploesti.
Lt. Robert Austin was a Bombardier in the 98th Bomb Group when he was killed. His middle initial is spelled with an B in USAAF Data and with a N in the unofficial Ploesti roster.
Lt. Austin does not have a known memorial or monument. He may have been repatriated after WW2 to as yet an unknown grave location.
Lt. Robert Austin lost his life in the Ploesti raid "Operation Tidal Wave" one of the most daring raids of WW2. Coming in at tree top level the 98th destroys the Romanian oil refinery.
Crew of THE VULGAR VIRGIN
1Lt. Jack K. Wood Navigator
1/Lt. Robert B. Austin Bombardier
Fl. Of. Paul W. Packer Co Pilot
Fl. Of. Paul W. Packer Co Pilot
T/Sgt. Gerald E. Rabb . Engineer
T/Sgt. Alfred F. Turgeon Radio Op.
S/Sgt. Donald R. Duchene Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Louis Kaiser Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Ralph M. Robins Gunner
Sgt. Arthur B. Van Kleeck Tail Gunner
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