Ron Grey

Military

B-17G #43-37969 'Beverly Jean'.

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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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (2G-N, serial number 43-37969) of the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group after bombing a medium tank factory at Nurnberg, 10 September 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '10/9/44, 285 Extra.' Printed caption on reverse: '53933 - Over The Target - White boiling smoke surges skyward from an edium[sic] tank factory at Nurnberg, Germany about 90 miles north of Munich, as one of the attacking B-17 Flying Fortresses of the U.S. Eighth Air Force passes overhead Sept. 10 1944.'

43-37969

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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Updated his STATUS from "Civilian" to "Military" since his listed "Role/Job" is "Airplane Mechanic, Armorer, Ground Personnel (GP), Crew Chief or Radar Technician".

Added an association to the A/C #43-37969 listed in the "Summary biography".

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