James P Morgan

Military

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The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (GD-P, serial number 44-6163), (VP-V, serial number 43-37791) and (VP-S,serial number 42-97059) nicknamed "Marsha Sue" of the 381st Bomb Group are escorted by a P-51 Mustang of the 355th Fighter Group during a practice mission. Written on slide casing: 'B-17s Flf 42299.'

43-37791

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

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Revisions

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Updated STATUS from "Civilian" to "Military" since the listed "Role/Job" is "Gunner, Waist Gunner, Ball Turret Gunner, Top Turret Gunner, Tail Gunner, Aerial Gunner or Nose Gunner”.

Added an Association to “Ridgewell”, the home base of the 381st BG.

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia