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43-38328

Delivered Cheyenne 21/7/44; Kearney 31/7/44; Grenier 9/8/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-I] Molesworth 12/8/44; transferred 95BG Horham 14/8/44; 2m then transferred 569BS/390BG [CC-J] 14/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

569th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Hershel E Ballinger

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 37724014
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Places

A bomber crew of the 95th Bomb Group outside a Nissen hut briefing room at Horham, August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '"B" Briefing room, 95th Bomb Group (H) Horham, England "Full House" crew.'

Horham

Site type: Airfield

Aerial photograph of the east end of Molesworth airfield looking north, the control tower and two T2 hangars are right of the vertical runway, 5 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/889. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Molesworth

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date4 Feb 2020 20:51:27

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

Sources

Added connections to the 569th BS & 390th BG mentioned in the A/C description.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:27

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log