8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Swamp Fire' at an 8th Air Force base in England, 14 March 1944."
Rear L-R: T/Sgt Thomas F Cunningham, 1Lt Kenneth J Duval, Unkn, Unkn, 2Lt Robert Walsh.
Front L-R: 2Lt Fernando Leonardy, Unkn, Unkn.
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379th Bomb Group
Group
The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit... -
524th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Thomas Cunningham
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions. ETD Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME. -
Kenneth Duvall
Military | Captain | Pilot
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions. ETD ... -
Fernando Leonardy
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-pilot
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions. ETD Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
Robert Walsh
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 1Lt Kenneth Duvall crew. 25 x combat missions. ETD Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Aircraft
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42-32024 Swamp Fire
B-17 Flying Fortress
Swamp Fire was the first Heavy Bomber to reach 100 Missions - "Without an Abort" for the 379th BG. She was chosen to participate in the 28 May 1944 top secret "Grapefruit" mission to drop Americans first Glide bomb 20+ miles from the primary target of...
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| 30 May 2019 15:22:54 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and aircraft associations |
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