731st Bomb Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5190 - The insignia of the 731st Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Deopham Green |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O786212
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16168967
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Swing Shift Baby
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Panda Monium
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fiklbitch
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)
![A formation of B-17 Flying Fortresses, including(7D-B, serial number 43-37695), of the 731st Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '337695, -B, 731BS. In backgrnd - 337520 - F(?), 337895 - C(?), 297413 - R. [Goctf Rurphy?]'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414352.jpg.webp?itok=IBwRy7c8)
