8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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42-107201
B-17 Flying Fortress
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B-17G 42-107201 'Worry Bird' 334th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USSAF, Poltava Russia, Oct 44.
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B-17G 42-107201 'Worry Bird' 334th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.
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B-17G 42-107201 'Worry Bird' 334th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.
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'Forts maul rail center -- Bombs from Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses strike the marshalling yards at Osnabruck as US 8th AAF heavies attacked 13 May 44. Smoke from a nearby steel plant can be seen rising as the American bombs take their toll. Hits were also registered on the steel plant. 95th BG.' Photo from 42-107201 "Worry Bird" (95th BG 334th BS BG-J) NARA Ref No 342-FH-3A22211-3A22211.
Delivered Tulsa 20/3/44; Kearney 31/3/44; Dow Fd 6/7/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-J] Horham 8/4/44; 121m, Returned to the USA Bradley 2/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45. WORRY BIRD.
flown by the Judy crew to Swinemunde 12th March 1945
Service
Units
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95th Bomb Group
Group
The 95th Bomb Group was the only Eighth Air Force Group to be awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations. The first, shared by all four Bomb Wing Groups, was for the bombing of an aircraft factory under intense enemy fire at Regensburg on 17 August... -
334th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Kenneth Allen
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Curtis Mozley crew. 33 x combat missions. ETD Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME. -
William Bauer
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
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Robert Boudon
Military | Captain | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME. -
James Collins
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer | 95th Bomb Group
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John Dugan
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 95th Bomb Group
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Alvin Duncan
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (6 x Battle Stars). -
Floyd Hammond
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
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Robert Hendries
Military | Lieutenant | Navigator | 95th Bomb Group
Judy Crew -
James Holahan
Military | Staff Sergeant | Bombardier | 95th Bomb Group
Judy crew -
James Irwin
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 95th Bomb Group
Judy Crew
Places
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Horham
Military site : airfield
Horham airfield was planned and built for RAF use, but handed over to the Eighth Air Force and used initially by the 47th Bomb Group. When they joined the Twelfth Air Force in January 1943, it became home to the B-26 Marauders of the 323rd Bomb Group....
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Returned Stateside | Bradley Field, Salisbury, NC 28147, USA | 2 June 1945 |
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Returned to the USA Bradley Field 2/6/45. Veteran of 121 missions. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 24 January 2021 20:19:07 | RayWells | Changes to description and person associations |
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added connections |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 07 December 2015 09:15:58 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, events, unit associations and place associations |
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AAM DB Entry. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:16 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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