43-37907 Carolina Moon
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FRE 6797
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37907) nicknamed "Carolina Moon" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Carolina Moon 78 ops.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 3/6/44; Kearney 17/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned 851BS/490BG Eye 2/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 9/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45. CAROLINA MOON.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 851st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18083741
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ground Crew
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33762879
- Role/Job: Special Vehicle Operator / Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0830871
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 851st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36465170
- Role/Job: Airplane Armorer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Carried over information in duplicate record created by user Jeptha:
Operation Order Number 1, 848th Bombardment Squadron (H), 490th Bombardment Group (H), 23 June 1945, Extract, A/C Serial Number 43-37907. Crew and Passengers. By order of Colonel Halloran. Major Frederick J. Wesson Jr. Squadron Operations Officer