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42-102694 Athenian Avenger II

42-102694 Athenian Avenger II

Object Number - UPL 60127 - 42-102694 Athenian Avenger II

Delivered Cheyenne 26/3/44; Kearney 15/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-K] Rougham 3/5/44; 333BS [TS-K]; Returned to the USA Bradley 9/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/11/45. ATHENIAN AVENGER II.

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Units served with

Five men in Air Force uniforms posed in front of a building. Three are standing and two kneeling. The three men standing are wearing dark bomber-style jackets and one man is holding two fingers up behind the head of another man.

332nd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
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.

333rd Bomb Squadron

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

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Places

Aerial photography Bury St Edmunds (Rougham) airfield, looking north, the technical site and T2 hangar are to the right, 7 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1557. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bury St Edmunds

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Rougham

Revisions

Date7 Dec 2022 11:29:32

Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter

Sources

https://www.91stbombardmentgroup.com/Aircraft%20ID/FORTLOG.pdf

Date6 Dec 2022 17:37:40

ContributorYorkshireman

Sources

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:11

ContributorAAM

Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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42-102694 Athenian Avenger II

Object number: UPL 60127 - 42-102694 Athenian Avenger II