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UPL 12836

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Aircraft 42-97851 LL-K Qualified Quail Lt. Avery Gage on top of engine 3 "Helen"

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Units

The insignia of the 401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group.

401st Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
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

People

Avery O Gage

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-709332 and 16123324 on enlisting
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-97851

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Qualified Quail
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Locations

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

Revisions

Date: 6 Feb 2015 18:08:22

ContributorPat Flyer

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations

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