Bob Berkshire

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A photo of Bob taken circa 1943. Bob was enlisted in the US Air Force in March of 1942. March 11, 1944 he crash-landed at RAF Manston in UK. He was injured but returned to Duty. June 27, 1944 he was shot down near Noyon, France flying a P-51. According to Karl Knecht, "he was a prisoner of war. After the war ended he came home to recoup in the Los Angeles area."
The Bob Berkshire Roadster of Tarzana, California. Bob built the roadster after returning from WWII, and the first photos of the car started appearing in 1947. Back then he was a member of the Idlers car club. Sometime between 1947 and 1950 Bob moved to Dallas, Texas fo engineering school, bringing the roadster along.

Robert Harold Berkshire of Tarzana, California. Known as Bob, he was born 16 April, 1922. He was a member of the Idlers car club, and in March of 1942 he was enlisted in the US Air Force. March 11, 1944 Bob crash-landed at RAF Manston in UK. He was injured but returned to Duty. June 27, 1944 he was shot down near Noyon, France flying a P-51.[1] According to Karl Knecht, "he was a prisoner of war. After the war ended he came home to recoup in the Los Angeles area."[2]


SCTA News April 1946 could inform in their "What's Doin'" section, that Bob Berkshire of the idlers car club was looking forward to the day he would be able to build up a 1946 Ford roadster. Sweet dreams according to the newsletter.[3]


Bob Berkshire's Cars

The Bob Berkshire Roadster


References

  1. ↑ American Air Museum in Britain - Robert Harold Berkshire
  2. ↑ Karl Knecht
  3. ↑ SCTA News April 1946
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