44-8516 Elizabeths Own
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FRE 5951
Elizabeth with airmen of the 306th Bomb Group and a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Elizabeth's Own", that has been named in her honour, 18 January 1945.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Hunter 7/10/44; Dow Fd 18/10/44; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-M] Thurleigh 3/1/45; transferred 535BS/381BG Ridgewell 23/5/45 (35+m); Returned to the USA Bradley 10/6/45; Sth Plains 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45. ELIZABETH’S OWN.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36889049
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neal Street #6010, Savannah, GA 31409, USA | 7 October 1944 | Delivered Hunter AAF 7-Oct-44. |
Assigned |
Thurleigh, Bedford MK44, UK | 3 January 1945 | Assigned 423BS, 306BG, 8AF 3-Jan-45. |
Assigned |
Ridgewell, Halstead CO9, UK | 23 May 1945 | Transferred 535BS, 381BG, 8AF 23-May-45. |
Other Returned Zone Interior |
Bradley International Airport (BDL), Schoephoester Rd, Windsor Locks, CT 06096, USA | 10 June 1945 | Returned to the USA Bradley AAF 10-Jun-45 |
Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |