68th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 644 - B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible...
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Shipdham |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Satan's Hell Cats
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Corky
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Related media
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
- Object Number: Document 15925
- Description: Extract from Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for Lieutenant Maxwell W Sullivan of the 44th Bomb Group researched by historian Bill Beigel...
- Media Type: Document
- Object Number: Document 40848
- Description: RAF Form 441A Sortie Reports for the 44th Bomb Group on Operation Tidal Wave (the bombing of Ploesti), 1 August 1943.
- Media Type: Document
- Object Number: UPL 63050
- Description: History of the 68th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, The Flying Eightballs, Researched and Compiled by Webb C. Todd.
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)