535th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (MS-O, serial number 42-3177) nicknamed "The Hellion", of the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group flies over countryside. Printed caption on reverse: '65922 USAF - From the altitude this Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 381st Bomb Group is flying, the countryside resembles a patchwork quilt. U.S.AIR FORCE PHOTO.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'The Hellion.' media-380075.jpg FRE 1278 A B-17 Flying Fortress (MS-O, serial number 42-3177) nicknamed "The Hellion", of the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group flies over countryside. Printed caption on reverse: '65922 USAF - From the altitude this Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 381st Bomb Group is flying, the countryside resembles a patchwork quilt. U.S.AIR FORCE PHOTO.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'The Hellion.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 1278 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (MS-O, serial number 42-3177) nicknamed "The Hellion", of the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group flies over countryside....

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Unit stations

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Ridgewell

People

Albert J Jacob

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38377433
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Adrian O Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37249994
  • Role/Job: AFCE Specialist

Alvis D Kindall

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37621269
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Alex Kish

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Andrew Knox

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14161529
  • Role/Job: Airplane Armorer

Aircraft

The Hellion

42-3177

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heller's Angel / The Hellion
  • Unit: 337th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron 381st Bomb Group

42-31878

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spamcan
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
A B-17G Flying Fortress (ET-B, serial number 42-31989) of the 336th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb Group that has crash-landed 1 April 1944. Official caption on image: "569(44). 4-1-44. Hon. Crash Landing Damage. B-17G, 42-31989. AM-FS..."

42-31989

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spam Can : Black Magic : Shady Lady
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron

42-31990

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stage Door Canteen
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (MS-V, serial number 42-32060) of the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group.

42-32060

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Boulder Buf
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th 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)

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