FRE 655
IMAGEFirst Lieutenant Robert C Peterson with the dog mascot of the 44th Bomb Group: Pilot Officer "Rusty". 25 October 1943. First Lieutenant Robert C Peterson of the 44th Bomb Group sits inside a B-24 Liberator with the aircraft's mascot: Pilot-Officer "Rusty". Image stamped with Ministry of Information press censor, 25 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Pilot Officer "Rusty" - dog of many missions. Pilot Officer "Rusty" - mascot of a Liberator operating from this country, was flown to England from the U.S. He has "taken part" in numerous bombing raids including that made on the oilfields at Ploesti. Associated Press Photo Shows: "Rusty" with his owner, 1st Lt. Robert C Peterson, of Ogden, Utah., Navigator of the Liberator. TET 261673/4/5 251043Y.' NB: the phrase 'including that made on the oilfields at Ploesti' has been crossed out by censor.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Mascot
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Pilot Officer
- Role/Job: Mascot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Avenger
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron