FRE 8147

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A pilot and co-pilot of the 387th Bomb Group on the wing of their B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-31874) nicknamed "Booger Red II". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'My co-pilot ...on the left + that's me on the right.'
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A pilot and co-pilot of the 387th Bomb Group on the wing of their B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-31874) nicknamed "Booger Red II". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'My co-pilot ...on the left + that's me on the right.'

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Units

387th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Major Howard D. "Deacon" Hively of the 4th Fighter Group sits in the cockpit of a visiting B-26 Marauder nicknamed "Bogger Red II" of the 387th Bomb Group. Image via Romack. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Jan 14, 44. Deacon Hively flies a visiting B-26 and almost crashed it.'

41-31874

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Booger Red II
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection