41-31847 Jolly Roger

Ground personnel of the 322nd Bomb Group load bombs into a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-31847) nicknamed "Jolly Roger". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 28 Apr 1944.' [stamp] and '317866.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"Jolly Roger" Prepares for Action. Here's the "Jolly Roger", a Marauder of the US Air Force in Britain taking on her cargo of bombs which will go down a French marshalling yeard in about an hours time. She is one of many which will media-379974.jpg FRE 1180 Ground personnel of the 322nd Bomb Group load bombs into a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-31847) nicknamed "Jolly Roger". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 28 Apr 1944.' [stamp] and '317866.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"Jolly Roger" Prepares for Action. Here's the "Jolly Roger", a Marauder of the US Air Force in Britain taking on her cargo of bombs which will go down a French marshalling yeard in about an hours time. She is one of many which will be over the target. Each of these bombs weighs 2,000 lbs - 4,000 lbs [a censor has amended this figure to '500 lbs- 1,000 lbs'] in all. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 1180 - Ground personnel of the 322nd Bomb Group load bombs into a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-31847) nicknamed "Jolly Roger". Image stamped on reverse:...

Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF.

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Units served with

322nd Bomb Group

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

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Manufactured

Offutt AFB, NE, USA Built at Martins.

Delivered

Nebraska, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Andrewsfield Aviation Ltd, Saling Airfield Stebbing Great Dunmow Essex CM6 3TH, United Kingdom Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF.

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Ground personnel of the 322nd Bomb Group load bombs into a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-31847) nicknamed "Jolly Roger". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 28 Apr 1944.' [stamp] and '317866.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"Jolly Roger" Prepares for Action. Here's the "Jolly Roger", a Marauder of the US Air Force in Britain taking on her cargo of bombs which will go down a French marshalling yeard in about an hours time. She is one of many which will

Object number: FRE 1180 - Ground personnel of the 322nd Bomb Group load...

Ground crew of the 450th Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group prepare to load bombs into a B-26 Marauder (ER-D, serial number 41-31847) nicknamed "Jolly Roger", 1944. Press printed caption formerly attached to reverse, but damaged and mostly removed. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ER:D, 41-31847, B-26B. 322BG, 450BS. Andrews Field. "Jolly Roger", March 1944. 3123/28-287.' On reverse: ...Mar 1944 Ministry of Information [Stamp]. Censor no: 317867.

Object number: FRE 4449 - Ground crew of the 450th Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb...