427th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
Insignia associated with the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force. media-395049.jpg FRE 5106 Insignia associated with the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5106 - Insignia associated with the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Molesworth

People

Allman Tenney Culbertson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Alex G Czarny

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 486th Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron 832nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16187894
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Albert W Dieffenbach

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13024754 / O-724149
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Group Bombardier
The Charles Johnson Crew

Alexander Dombrowski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32279403 / O-762154
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Albert L Dussliere

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36755539
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-107099

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

42-29481

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
A bomber crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, with their B-17 Flying Fortress (GN-V, serial number 42-2966), after a raid on Germany. From left to right they are: Sergeant Ward W. Kirkpatrick (Kalispel, Montana); Technical Sergeant Lucian W. Means, (Luguna Beach, California); First Lieutenant Milton K. Conver (Cincinnatti, Ohio); Second Lieutenant John W Dillenger (Avoca, Iowa), Co-Pilot; Captain B.B. Southworth (Columbus, Ohio), Pilot; Sergeant Jack Belk (Temple, Texas); Sergeant William Fleming (Burdine, Kentu

42-2966

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: No 11 Combat Crew Replacement Center No 1 Combat Crew Replacement Center 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
42-29823

42-29823

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 427th Bomb Squadron
The crumbled nose of a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Winning Run"of the 303rd Bomb Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: '6/9/43 B.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '6/9/43 GNE crashed on approach.'

42-29944

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Buzzing Bronco, Winning Run
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th 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)

427th Bomb Squadron: Gallery (91 items)

Object number: UPL 26520 - Lt Henry C Clark and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group...

Object number: UPL 26521 - Lt Roberts and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based...

Object number: UPL 26522 - Lt James W O'Leary and crew of the 303rd Bomb...

Object number: UPL 26585 - 1st Lt Peter Franklin Cureton Jr. Class of 1940.

Object number: UPL 26646 - Captain John E Fletcher and lead crew on bombing...

Object number: UPL 26647 - Lead crew on bombing mission to Soest, Germany...

Object number: UPL 26648 - Lead crew on bombing mission to Wesseling, Germany...

Object number: UPL 26649 - Lead crew on bombing mission to Koln, Germany...

Object number: UPL 29883 - A bomber crew of the 303rd Bomb Group stand on the...

Object number: UPL 29884 - The crumbled nose of a crashed B-17 Flying...

Object number: UPL 29885 - Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Glisy, France...

Object number: UPL 29887 - Lt. James and crew of the 427th Bomb Squadron...