34th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
media-32905.jpeg UPL 32905 "Europe - A formation of Martin B-26 Marauders of the 34th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group en route to target in German-Occupied Territory."

-6 x B-26's of 34BS, 17BG, 12AF.

Object Number - UPL 32905 - "Europe - A formation of Martin B-26 Marauders of the 34th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group en route to target in German-Occupied Territory." -6 x...

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 34th Bomb Squadron
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Squadron 17th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-824001
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Coughin`Coffin
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Squadron 17th Bomb Group
41-17920 (17th BG, 34th BS) shot down by AAA Jan 1, 1943, 5 mi E of Green Hill, Tunisia.  MACR 1512.  All 6 crew killed - Martin B-26B-2 Marauder
  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Uden's Oil Burner
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Squadron 17th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Hawkeye
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Squadron 17th Bomb Group
Lieutenant AJ Wood of the 344th Bomb Group in the cockpit of his B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95987) nicknamed "Yo-Yo Champ". Image by Jack K Havener, 344th Bomb Group.. Associated caption: '"Yo-Yo Champ"- AJ Wood. Yo-yos always come back and pilot Wood was short, chubby and red headed so "Chicken Little" was appropriate. Sept 1944.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Yo-Yo Champ
  • Unit: 344th Bomb Group 34th Bomb Squadron 496th Bomb Squadron 17th Bomb Group

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

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