653rd Bomb Squadron

Squadron
The insignia of the 653rd Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group (Reconnaissance). media-395232.jpg FRE 5289 The insignia of the 653rd Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group (Reconnaissance). Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5289 - The insignia of the 653rd Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group (Reconnaissance).

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People

Elbert F Harris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-865483
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Ralph Hatton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: crew chief

Edward F Hodges

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-818674
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Milford Bertrand Hopkins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18140249 / O-865981
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Harold L James

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

NS708

NS708

  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
A Mosquito Mk. XVI (serial number NS710) of the 653rd Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group outside a hangar at Watton. Handwritten on reverse: 'Mar. 17. 45. 653 BS, 25 BG(R), 303 KP, Mosquito PRXVI.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '25 BG Watton.'

NS710

  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron

NS730

  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron

NS739

  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Nicknames: Pamelia
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron

NS744

  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron

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Type changed to reconnaissance.

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my photo

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USAAF Photo.

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USAAF Photo.

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http://aviation-safety.net

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http://aviation-safety.net

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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