William G Young | American Air Museum

William G Young

Military

Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Witness to loss of 44-8501 on 6-Jan-45 from A/C 8939.

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

323rd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38939

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Peace, Bust
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bassingbourn airfield looking east, Whaddon is at the top, the bomb dump is to the left of the main runway, which runs vertically; the control tower and technical site with four C-Type hangars is on the right, 23 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/692. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bassingbourn

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date20 Dec 2020 16:12:29

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

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