Irving Koenigsberger

Military

B-24 #41-29469 'My Homely Chum'.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-29469

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: My Homely Chum
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37981) nicknamed "Pleasure Bent" of the 487th Bomb Group in flight over countryside.

43-37981

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pleasure Bent
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit Roster