Mendlesham

Airfield
B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 34th Bomb Group at Mendelsham. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Mendelsham Red Sqdn, 18 BS 5/45.' media-387817.jpg FRE 5462 B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 34th Bomb Group at Mendelsham. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Mendelsham Red Sqdn, 18 BS 5/45.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5462 - B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 34th Bomb Group at Mendelsham. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Mendelsham Red Sqdn, 18 BS 5/45.'

Built in 1942-1943, Mendlesham's first flying unit was the RAF's No. 310 Squadron - a Czechoslovakian unit. The airfield then became home to the USAAF 34th Bomb Group. This unit flew missions from Mendlesham in B-24s and B-17s.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13070469
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17031659
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight chief / Tech Inspector
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12216555
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32183201
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew chief

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 391st Bomb Squadron 34th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Day's Pay
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38235) nicknamed "Skipper" of the 493rd Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'R, 338235, 493 BG, Ed O Neill.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Skipper, Wild Hare II, Lucifer's Lounge, Taylor Made
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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American Air Museum in Britain: www.americanairmuseum.com

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ContributorLucy May
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Added associations to photos where Medlesham was spelt 'Mendelsham'.

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ContributorScott 34th7th
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Wikipedia contributors, "RAF Mendlesham," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RAF_Mendlesham&oldid=6799007… (accessed May 12, 2016).

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ContributorLucy May
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Added aircraft based at Mendlesham.

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ContributorAAM
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Barry Anderson, Army Air Forces Stations (Alabama, 1985) / http://mendleshamairfieldassociation.wordpress.com/history/

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