454th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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Object Number - FRE 7098 - Tented accomodation and the 'Jockey Club' of the 454th Bomb Squadron, 323rd Bomb Group in snow-covered Laon, France, December 1944. Written on slide...
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
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Based |
Earls Colne |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39252676
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37419477
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier; Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6667781
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19113357
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Aircraft
![Two B-26 Marauders, (RJ-H, serial number 42-107614) nicknamed "Lady Luck III" and (RJ-C) of the 323rd Bomb Group in flight. Printed caption on reverse: '55172 A.C. - Martin B-26 Marauders in flight over France on bombing mission to Germany. The Marauder can carry 4000 pounds of bombs to a tactical range of 350 miles and is armed with eleven .50 calibre machine guns. U.S. Air Force Photo.' On reverse: U.S. Air Force Detachment-5, HQ AAVS (MAC) [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-457854.jpg.webp?itok=CxI6rg8X)
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Black Magic IV Mr Shorty
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Flounder Gus/Cant Get Started/Texas Tiff
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Unbearable
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
![Ground personnel of the 323rd Bomb Group load bombs into a B-26 Marauder (RJ-F, serial number 41-34715) nicknamed "Funny Bunny". Image stamped on reverse: 'Baltimore Sun.' [stamp] and 'Reviewed and Passed 17 Oct 1943.' [stamp]. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Funny Bunny.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379998.jpg.webp?itok=6FHVQ5Hr)
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Funny Bunny
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Ridge Runner
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Archives of the 323rd BG – Roy R. Bozych 323rd BG Historian
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / 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)
![William Randolph Hearst Jr. (son of the famous newspaper publisher) with a bomber crew of the 387th Bomb Group and their B-26 Marauder nicknamed "Little Lulu". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 14 Jun 1944.' [stamp] and '328249.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'HEARST'S SON IN ETO. Photo show:- WR Hearst Jr. pictured with crew members of the "Little Lulu" at a Marauder base somewhere in England after his return from his mission over the battle area.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380238.jpg.webp?itok=prWNaN64)
