333rd Bomb Squadron

Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group. media-408477.jpg FRE 3849 A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-97681) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

Fortlog

Object Number - FRE 3849 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-97681) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress...

Part of 94th Bomb Group.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Bury St Edmunds

People

Albert Finkelstein

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Alfred P Galasso

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Carl F Gibson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34035784
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Adam P Hafer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Nose Gunner

Charles E Hagerman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

Two B-17 Flying Fortreses, including (serial number 42-30612), of the 94th Bomb Group fly together during a mission. Handwritten caption on reverse of print: '230612.'

42-30612

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hot Foot II, Freestrider
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

42-3104

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Raider
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

42-31159

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

42-31637

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Daring Doris
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

42-31838

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sack Time Charlie
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date
ContributorDon Wolf
Changes
Sources

My attempted description of the image from my father's scrapbooks.

Date
ContributorDon Wolf
Changes
Sources

My attempt at describing the insignia as show in my father's scrapbook and on the website, http://www.8thafhs-pa.org/stories/94th-bomb-group/

Date
Contributorrossingtonj
Changes
Sources

Type added.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

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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