324th Bomb Squadron

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The insignia of the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group. media-395016.jpg FRE 5073 The insignia of the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 5073 - The insignia of the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group.

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Unit stations

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Bassingbourn 7 November 1942 - 25 April 1945

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37471577
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-555305
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14121052
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Sheet metal worker

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Wolf
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mary Kay
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Baltimore Oriole, Just Plain Lonesome
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Just Nothing / Quad Zero
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Ground crew of the 91st Bomb Group refuel a B-17 Flying Fortress (DF-G, serial number 42-5069) nicknamed "Our Gang", at Bassingbourn. Image stamped on reverse: '246365' [Censor no]. Passed for Publication 1 Feb 1943 [stamp]. Printed Caption on reverse: 'Some of the airmen from America who are taking part in the daily raids on enemy occupied territory and Germany, in their giant high altitude aircraft the "Flying Fortress" capable of carrying a 11,000 [censor has amended figure to 10,000] pound bomb load.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Our Gang
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)

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