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44-8824

media-41161.jpeg UPL 41161 'MIKE' 44-8824 of 100th BG with added pilotage scanning window for lead navigator.

Associated aircraft

Object Number - UPL 41161 - 'MIKE' 44-8824 of 100th BG with added pilotage scanning window for lead navigator.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/1/45; Hunter 26/1/45; Dow Fd 15/2/45; Assigned PFF 349BS/100BG [XR-M] 16/2/45; transferred 91BG Bassingbourn 17/2/45; 427BS/303BG [GN-G] Molesworth 29/3/45; 457BG Glatton 23/5/45; RAF Valley 4/6/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 12/12/45. MIKE (possibly radio relay code, npo).

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Aerial photograph of Bassingbourn airfield looking east, Whaddon is at the top, the bomb dump is to the left of the main runway, which runs vertically; the control tower and technical site with four C-Type hangars is on the right, 23 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/692. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bassingbourn

Site type: Airfield

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Connington

Aerial photograph of the east end of Molesworth airfield looking north, the control tower and two T2 hangars are right of the vertical runway, 5 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/889. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Molesworth

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date30 Jan 2024 02:27:43

Contributorphil marchese

Changes

Sources

Freeman, ...STORY block changes, camouflage dropped and AAM serial progress of images.

Tail marking: Freeman, several books on markings of the 8th AF including the Mighty Eighth.

Marchese, Jan 2024

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:05

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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