42-37760 Avenger

Delivered Denver 19/8/43; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-F] Ridgewell 20/9/43; after 6 missions transferred AFSC, 487BG Lavenham; APH & Azon duties at Knettishall /44. AVENGER.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Air base
The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th 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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Buckley AFB, Aurora, CO, USA 19 August 1943 Delivered USAAF, Denver Field 19/8/43.

Assigned

Ridgewell, Halstead, Essex CO9, UK 20 September 1943 Assigned 532nd BS, 381st BG, 8AF 20/9/43.

Other

Transferred

Lavenham, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10, UK 4 June 1944 Transferred to 487th BG Lavenham. 4/6/44.

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA, USA Built at Douglas, Long Beach.

Other

Transferred

Transferred VIII Air Force Support Command.

Other

Transferred

Knettishall, Diss, Suffolk IP22, UK Transferred to 388BG Aphrodite & Azon duties at Knettishall.

Revisions

Date13 Jan 2016 09:41:35
ContributorAl_Skiff
Sources

AAM DB Entry.
http://www.381st.org/Aircraft/Aircraft-Mysteries

Date12 Jan 2016 23:08:31
ContributorAl_Skiff
Sources

AAM DB Entry.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:44
ContributorAAM
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log