548th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5138 - The insignia of the 548th Bomb Squadron, 385th Group. Featuring Bugs Bunny.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Great Ashfield |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron 551st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-746142
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2069082
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15340422
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gremlin Buggy II
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron 548th Bomb Squadron 385th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Honey Chile
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Texas Bluebonnet
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
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Sources
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)