42-29927 Wabbit Twacks : Homesick Sal

Delivered to Cheyenne 13/3/43; Smoky Hill 26/3/43; Presque Isle 10/4/43; Assigned to the 413th BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON/96TH BGOMBARDMENT GROUP at Grafton Underwood on 17/4/43 WABBIT TWACKS; Andrews Field 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred to the 546TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON/384TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP [BK-B] 6/7/43; then to the 547TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON [SO-R]; 2 BAD Warton 5/4/44; Returned to the USA 19/5/44; Tinker 4/6/44; Hendricks 2/8/44; Redford 24/4/45; Biggs 9/9/45; Hendricks 2/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 13/12/45. HOMESICK SAL.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33353812
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner / Mechanic
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37318747
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, four men kneeling in front.  The men are wearing combat flying gear.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37412801
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.  Men are wearing cold-weather flying gear.  There are canvas duffle bags on the ground in front of the men.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35610265 / O-748010
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
Headshot of smiling man wearing military uniform and cap.  There are medal-ribbons and an eagle pinned to left side of jacket.  He is looking directly at the camera and smiling
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-675361
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Warton airfield looking north, the Ribble Estuary is on the left, 22 June 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/255. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: BAD-2

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log