41-29527 Foxy Phoebe

The nose art of a 487th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Foxy Phoebe". Handwritten caption on reverse: '487.' media-414541.jpg FRE 8526 The nose art of a 837th BS, 487th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator "Foxy Phoebe". Handwritten caption on reverse: '487.' Roger Freeman Collection

Roger Freeman Photo.

Object Number - FRE 8526 - The nose art of a 837th BS, 487th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator "Foxy Phoebe". Handwritten caption on reverse: '487.'

Assigned to 837BS, 437BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 576BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. Returned to ZI 30-May-45.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Roger Freeman / http://www.487thbg.org
http://www.b24bestweb.com/foxyphoebe1.htm
http://www.b24bestweb.com/foxyphoebe2.htm
http://www.b24bestweb.com/foxyphoebe3.htm

Date
ContributorBill Morris
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www.joebaugher.com via Fort Worth Aviation Museum

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Roger Freeman Photo.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Roger Freeman / http://www.487thbg.org

41-29527: Gallery (3 items)

A B-24H Liberator (serial number 41-29527) of the 487th Bomb Group on the 12 May 1944 undergoing repairs at Lavenham airfield after receiving battle damage. Official caption on image: "ISAD - 12 May 44 - 1061 - (WPU, Battle Damage, B-24H, 41-29527, Lavenham) F.A." On reverse: Official Photograph of * Photographic Section, US AAF [damaged Stamp].

Object number: FRE 8519 - A B-24H Liberator (serial number 41-29527) of the...

The nose art of a 487th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Foxy Phoebe". Handwritten caption on reverse: '487.'

Object number: FRE 8526 - The nose art of a 837th BS, 487th Bomb Group B-24...

Object number: UPL 13630 - B-24 Liberator 'Foxy Phoebe', 41-29527 of the...