526th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
The insignia of the 526th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group. media-395068.jpg FRE 5125 The insignia of the 526th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5125 - The insignia of the 526th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group.

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Unit stations

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Kimbolton

People

Benjamin E Nordeen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Anthony L Pappas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Arthur D Patterson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

Bertram H Perlmutter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 2045065
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Gunnery Officer

A J Pettrini

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Aircraft

Ground personnel of the 379th Bomb Group inspect the damaged tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-39789) nicknamed “Skunkface”.

42-39789

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Skunkface
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Master Sergeant James L. Smith a crew chief of the 379th Bomb Group inspects the propellor of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Patches" which was blown off by flak and became embedded in the wing, 8 May 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '8/5/44.' Printed caption removed from reverse. Censor no: 319496. On reverse: Associated Press and US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamps].

42-39800

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Just So, Patches
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

42-39980

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

42-5407

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fightin' Pappy
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

42-5820

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mystic
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron

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Document 15932

  • Media Type: Document
  • Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
  • Object Number: Document 15932
  • Description: Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for Staff Sergeant Charles E Roberts of the 379th Bomb Group researched by historian Bill Beigel. The file...

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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)

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