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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Photo from My Combat Diary by Walt Cranson (2000), compiled by Mike Hyde and Doreen Hibbert (Beeston UK). Includes members of the 392nd Bomb Group, 578th Bomb Squadron of the 8th Air Force in Wendling, England during 1945.
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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Group
The 392nd Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators out of Wendling, Norfolk from August 1943 until April 1945. They were the first Group allocated B-24H Liberators, the first B-24 series fitted with a nose turret on the production line. The adaptation increased...
Squadron
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
Served as a co-pilot to Thomas M. Sisson during the war. Walt kept a diary during his time as a pilot and published it as My Combat Diary: 26 Jan - 6 Jun 1945 by Walt Cranson (Compiled and produced by Mike Hyde and Doreen Hibbert 2000).
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner
Sisson crew
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner
Sisson crew
Military | Sergeant | Engineer
Sisson crew
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot
Entered service at Denver, CO 19 February 1943. Joined 392nd BG 1 March 1945. Rank at end of WW II was 1st Lt. Rank at retirement from service was Lt. Col.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator; Gunner
Entered service at Harrisburg, PA 22 September 1942. Joined 392nd BG 31 May 1944. Rank at end of WW II was T/Sergeant.
Military
Military | Flight Officer | Pilot
Edmund White crew frm March 1985 issue 2ADA Journal
Military site : airfield
RAF Wendling was home to the 392nd Bomb Group from 1943 to 1945. Built in 1942, it was originally planned to be an RAF Bomber Command airfield. Improvement and expansion works were carried out in 1942 and 1943 prior to the arrival of the 392nd and...
Date | Contributor | Update |
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02 December 2019 23:48:49 | Kris45 | Changes to person associations |
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Photo from My Combat Diary by Walt Cranson (2000), compiled by Mike Hyde and Doreen Hibbert (Beeston UK). |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
02 December 2019 23:43:29 | Kris45 | Changes to caption |
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Photo from My Combat Diary by Walt Cranson (2000), compiled by Mike Hyde and Doreen Hibbert (Beeston UK). |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
02 December 2019 23:39:57 | Kris45 | Created entry with collection, caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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Photo from My Combat Diary by Walt Cranson (2000), compiled by Mike Hyde and Doreen Hibbert (Beeston UK). |