366th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
The insignia of the 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group. media-395053.jpg FRE 5110 The insignia of the 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5110 - The insignia of the 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Chelveston

People

Albert Peter Croce

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39839543
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Byron E Crum

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
A bomber crew of the 384th Bomb Group on the wing of a B-17 Flying Fortress after ditching their previous Fortress nicknamed "Barrel House Bessie From Basin Street" in the sea. Passed as censored 12 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Left "Barrel House Bessie" Off Shore. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Six of the crew of the Fortress "Barrel House Bessie From Basin Street" who recently ditched their flaming plane in the sea miles off shore while returning from a raid. The crew spent thirty minutes in t

Alex R Delgado

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Burnette W Dethlefsen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Arvid W Engel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-660256
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Smilin' Thru" of the 305th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'AS 305BG. - TA Harkin. via C Norman.'

42-29784

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Smilin-Thru
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 366th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

42-29792

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Barrel House Bessie from Basin Street
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

42-29987

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

42-30015

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flyin Hobo
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

42-30155

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Mission

Revisions

Date
Contributoralbe
Changes
Sources

Gene Martinson Obituary
Missing Crew Report 11251 B-17G 44-8268 366th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group

Date
Contributorrossingtonj
Changes
Sources

Type added

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 12-Nov-2014. Removed association to 306BG.

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)

366th Bomb Squadron: Gallery (40 items)

Object number: UPL 33188 - "Twenty-two "Flying Fortresses" are visible in...

Object number: UPL 34596 - Draft record of Staff Sergeant Sam Anderson Barron...

Object number: UPL 34597 - Staff Sergeant Sam Anderson Barron, Waist Gunner...

Object number: UPL 34598 - Draft record of Staff Sergeant Sam Anderson Barron...

Object number: UPL 34830 - Staff Sergeant Kenneth L. Dilts , Top Turret...

Object number: UPL 35379 - B-17 42-3037, "Windy City Avenger", 305th Bomb...

Object number: UPL 35381 - Ice hockey at Chelveston Airfield, 305th Bomb...

Object number: UPL 35400 - B-17F 42-30155 warming up before take-off...

Object number: UPL 36964 - "Major Thomas and crew of the 305th Bomb Group...

Object number: UPL 36965 - T/Sgt Richard C Brackney 366BS, 305BG, 8AF.

Object number: UPL 37312 - B-17-G 44-8477 'Can Do' aka 'Winged Victory' 366BS...

Object number: UPL 37480 - Eugene M. Martinson 366th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb...