Erwin F Tomaszewski

Military
media-52889.jpeg UPL 52889 Sgt. Erwin F. Tomaszewski, Waist Gunner with Capt. Whitney's 832nd Bomb. Sq. crew.

Whitney's crew photo on A.A.M.in B.
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/192219

Object Number - UPL 52889 - Sgt. Erwin F. Tomaszewski, Waist Gunner with Capt. Whitney's 832nd Bomb. Sq. crew.

See the official crew and mission list of Capt. Robert J. Whitney at: https://486th.org/BS832/Whitney.htm

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Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.

486th Bomb Group

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

People

The insignia of the 832nd Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group.

W J Douglas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Richard H Douglas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 773315
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Robert F Fennell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38477894
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

James M Groat

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

George L Nason

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

43-37820

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (4N-B, serial number 43-37835) of the 486th Bomb Group flies above the cloud with other Fortresses during a mission. A censor has obscured the tail marking. Image via Hodges.

43-37835

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron 833rd Bomb Squadron 834th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron
43-37910

43-37910

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron 833rd Bomb Squadron 834th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron

43-37959

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flak Plow
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron 833rd Bomb Squadron 834th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron

43-37992

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron 833rd Bomb Squadron 834th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron

Missions

892

  • Date: 17 March 1945

883

  • Date: 12 March 1945

Places

Aerial photograph of Sudbury airfield looking south west, the bomb dump is to the upper right of the airfield, 29 February 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC188. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Sudbury

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Acton

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See the official crew and mission list of Capt. Robert J. Whitney at: https://486th.org/BS832/Whitney.htm

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Whitney's Crew and Mission page on the 486th:
https://486th.org/BS832/Whitney.htm

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.486th.org roster

Erwin F Tomaszewski: Gallery (2 items)

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