Harold W Walkup

Military
A B-17 Flying Fortress (MS-U, serial number 42-107108) of the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group landing at Ridgewell. Handwritten caption on reverse: ' 42-107108. MS:U. Landing, Ridgewell. 381BG.' media-413532.jpg FRE 4848 A B-17 Flying Fortress (MS * U, serial number 42-107018) of the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group landing at Ridgewell.

Handwritten caption on reverse: ' 42-107108. MS:U. Landing, Ridgewell. 381BG.'

note: Caption is incorrect as 42-107108 never left the ZOI. Roger Freeman Collection

Articles from Captain Walkup to include photographs, including a copy of the one shown. Aircraft is named "City Of Los Angeles".

Object Number - FRE 4848 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (MS * U, serial number 42-107018) of the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group landing at Ridgewell. Handwritten caption...

May 1944 - May 1944. 2 tours.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Los angeles city limits
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

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381st Bomb Group site. Research from items from my collection. Capt. Walkup's coat has an unusual red background for his Navigators wing badge.

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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