2nd Strategic Air Depot

Depot
media-7219.jpeg UPL 7219 Aerial View of Station 547 Abbots Ripton
Home of the 2nd Strategic Air Depot serving the B-17 fleet of the 8th AF 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 7219 - Aerial View of Station 547 Abbots Ripton Home of the 2nd Strategic Air Depot serving the B-17 fleet of the 8th AF

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Established

Little Staughton 12 October 1943

Based

Little Staughton 12 October 1943 - 1 February 1944

Based

Abbots Ripton 1 February 1944 - 23 June 1945

People

George F Rast

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Airplane Mechanic

Wallace J Sabczak

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 35th Air Depot Group
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Edward Slavik

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Mechanic

James G So

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot

Raymond L Sumner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 35th Air Depot Group
  • Service Numbers: 31353665
  • Highest Rank: Corporal

Aircraft

42-5910

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell-Cat Ruthie Homesick Angel
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 305th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 365th Bomb Squadron 422nd Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron

42-97272

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Duchess Daughter
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
A Bomber crew of the 303rd Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97298) nicknamed "The Floose". Printed caption on reverse: '61062 AC- Lt Cumpner and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group besides the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "The Floose". England 11 Mau 1944. US Air Force Photo.'

42-97298

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Floose
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 303rd Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

42-97503

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Princess Pat
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

43-38172

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: 2 Sad Lovely Julie
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date
ContributorPaul Bellamy
Changes
Sources

2SAD records (AFHRA via ARG Archive)

Date
ContributorPaul Bellamy
Changes
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2SAD records (AFHRA via ARG Archive)

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG HIstorian

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian

Date
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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