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A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group prepares for take off at Watton.
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A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group prepares for take off at Watton.

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Units

A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'

25th Bomb Group

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

People

A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group prepares for take off at Watton.

Raymond C Armstrong

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34057859
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radar Technician
A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group prepares for take off at Watton.

Russell Calvin Whitmer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 10601345 / T-223168
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: '"F" Spinners and A/C O'An PRU Blue.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'PR XV.I' Third handwritten caption on reverse: 'NS 538.'

NS538

  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron

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Revisions

Date:
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to unit associations, person associations and aircraft associations
Sources

Roger Freeman Photo.

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection