339th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5095 - The insignia of the 339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Snetterton Heath |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: 7th Son
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tondelayo
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 337th Bomb Squadron 339th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Big Chief II
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Black Heart
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mischief Maker
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
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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)
