390th Bomb Group

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The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group. media-395095.jpg FRE 5152 The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5152 - The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This tactical role was more attuned to the needs of ground forces. For instance, the Group bombed the coast near Caen fifteen minutes before the landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944. The Group also carried out humanitarian missions, dropping food supplies for the Dutch in the final weeks of the war. The only man to fly 100 missions, Hewitt "Buck" Dunn, did so with the 390th Bomb Group.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

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Framlingham 14 July 1943 - 4 August 1945

Encompassing

People

A C Stohl

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Albert Allan VanWey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron

Albert A Wallace

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Alan H Weis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Ground Echelon

Alan Q Winholt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: AO732377
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-30434

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Betty Boop - The Pistol Packin Mama
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortresses, including (serial number 42-3312) nicknamed "Sequatchiee" of the 390th Bomb Group, drop bombs during a mission. The aircraft (left to right): (serial number 42-30434) nicknamed "Betty Boop" (Photographer), (serial number 42-3312) nicknamed "Sequatchiee", (serial number 42-30320) nicknamed "Coy De Coy", (serial number 42-37723) nicknamed "Coy De Coy III", (serial numer 42-30476) nicknamed "Rovin' Ramona", (serial number 42-30713) nicknamed "Phyllis Marie", (serial number 42-30455) n

42-30455

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Schifless Skunk
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortresses, including (serial number 42-3312) nicknamed "Sequatchiee" of the 390th Bomb Group, drop bombs during a mission. The aircraft (left to right): (serial number 42-30434) nicknamed "Betty Boop" (Photographer), (serial number 42-3312) nicknamed "Sequatchiee", (serial number 42-30320) nicknamed "Coy De Coy", (serial number 42-37723) nicknamed "Coy De Coy III", (serial numer 42-30476) nicknamed "Rovin' Ramona", (serial number 42-30713) nicknamed "Phyllis Marie", (serial number 42-30455) n

42-30476

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rovin Ramona
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

42-30610

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Red Ass
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30642) nicknamed "Geronimo" of the 390th Bomb Group opens her bomb-bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Possibly PFF raid in 1943.'

42-30642

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Geronimo
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Mission

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my photo

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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 / The Mighty Eighth. A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force.' by Roger A. Freeman (1989). 'Air Force Combat Units of World War II' compiled by the Department of the US Air Force, edited by Maurice Maurer (1983). / 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)

390th Bomb Group: Gallery (480 items)

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group crashes near Dunkirk whilst flying with a mission with B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5914), 15 August 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '385BG.' Printed caption on reverse: '25620 USAF - Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" going down over area south of Dunkirk, occupied France. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

Object number: FRE 7748 - A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group [42...

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'R. Bowen. 100BG. -F.'

Object number: FRE 8195 - A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group...

The nose art of a B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "I'll Get By" of the 390th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: 'B-17G "I'll Get By", 8th Air Force. Photo by R.J. Zorn.'

Object number: FRE 8196 - The nose art of a B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed...

A control tower operator of the 390th Bomb Group inside the tower at Framlingham.

Object number: FRE 8197 - A control tower operator of the 390th Bomb Group...

The control room in the control tower at Framlingham, home of the 390th Bomb Group. Official caption on image: "(GM-12-2-390)(27-12-43)(Flight Control Tower)."

Object number: FRE 8198 - The control room in the control tower at...

The control room in the control tower at Framlingham, home of the 390th Bomb Group. Official caption on image: "[illegible]-12-43)(Flight Control Tower)."

Object number: FRE 8199 - The control room in the control tower at...

The Combat Crew Library of the 390th Bomb Group inside at Nissen Hut at Framlingham. Official caption on image: "(GM-32-1-390)(13-2-44)(390th Combat Crew Library)."

Object number: FRE 8200 - The Combat Crew Library of the 390th Bomb Group...

A mural of tactical formations at Framlingham, home of the 390th Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 8201 - A mural of tactical formations at Framlingham...

Mission markings and acheivements of the 390th Bomb Group on the wall of the Combat Crew Library at Framlingham. Official caption on image: "(GM-32-8-390)(13-2-44)(390th Combat Crew Library)."

Object number: FRE 8202 - Mission markings and acheivements of the 390th...

Wall charts on the wall of the Combat Crew Library of the 390th Bomb Group at Framlingham. Official caption on image: "(GM-32-2-390)(13-2-44)(390th Combat Crew Library)."

Object number: FRE 8203 - Wall charts on the wall of the Combat Crew Library...

A record of missions and enemy aircraft claims made by the 390th Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 8204 - A record of missions and enemy aircraft claims...

An airman of the 390th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Maiden's Prayer". Handwritten caption on reverse: '390BG.'

Object number: FRE 8205 - An airman of the 390th Bomb Group with his B-17...