42-95867 Sharky (Beach Head Express)

Crew members standing in front of B-26 bomber with shark mouth nose art. UPL 63693 UPL 63693 1st Pathfinder Squadron crew posing in front of aircraft.

Found image at https://b26.com/page/1st_pathfinder_squadron.htm with caption "Dawson U. Kershaw, second from right.  Dad was a tailgunner on a B26 Marauder, 391st Bomb group out of Matching Green, England. - Betsy Kershaw"

Object Number - UPL 63693 - 1st Pathfinder Squadron crew posing in front of aircraft.

B26 Marauder assigned to 322nd Bomb Group, 1st Pathfinder Squadron (Provisional)

RAF Andrews Field (USAAF Station AAF-485, Code Name GZ)

Great Sailing, Essex, England

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Units served with

322nd Bomb Group

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

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Added aircraft name according to airman's diary, per https://www.391bombgroup.org.uk/1pfs_loadlist_aircraft_list.php?sn=42-9…

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Aircraft records available at https://www.391bombgroup.org.uk/aircraft_list.php?sn=42-95867

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US Military Records for R. T. Harris

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Crew members standing in front of B-26 bomber with shark mouth nose art.

Object number: UPL 63693 - 1st Pathfinder Squadron crew posing in front of...