558th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
A pin up painted onto the nose of a B-26 Marauder of the 391st Bomb Group. media-396058.jpg FRE 7332 41-31664 KX-A "Heavenly Body" 387BG 558BS.
"J.P.:"Ya Nozee Bub?" painted alongside Plexiglass nose.
Original caption: "A pin up painted onto the nose of a B-26 Marauder of the 391st Bomb Group." Roger Freeman Collection

See FRE 1322.

Object Number - FRE 7332 - 41-31664 KX-A "Heavenly Body" 387BG 558BS. "J.P.:"Ya Nozee Bub?" painted alongside Plexiglass nose. Original caption: "A pin up painted onto the...

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Chipping Ongar

People

John P Coburn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 558th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-729717
  • Highest Rank: Captain

Ernest E Coe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 558th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20848101
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Gordon P Crawford

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 558th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20832066
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Clyde T Dailey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 558th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-669011
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant

Ira G Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 558th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-547542
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Aircraft

A B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-34966) nicknamed "Lorelei" of the 387th Bomb Group. Image via Rene J Fancillon. Printed caption on reverse: '51252 AC- Martin B-26 Marauder. US Air Force Photo, Detachment-5, Hq AAVS (MAC).'

41-34968

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Lorelei
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 558th Bomb Squadron
A B-26 Marauder (ER-V, serial number 42-107685) of the 450th Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group in flight over ships heading for Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '51590 AC - One of the deadly Martin B-26 (Marauders) of the 9th AF roars over the Channel at a low altitude to blast gun installations and coastal defences while landing craft steam towards the French coast. These Marauders kept up and[sic] incessant bombardment while the greatest airborne troop carrying armada ever assem

42-107685

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 558th Bomb Squadron

42-96033

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 558th Bomb Squadron

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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)

558th Bomb Squadron: Gallery (37 items)

Object number: UPL 27001 - Ben Hicks, third of left, hand on friend's head...

Object number: UPL 27002 - Ben Hicks wrestling with Richard Ainsworth

Object number: UPL 27003 - Ben Hicks with Richard Ainsworth

Object number: UPL 27004 - Ben Hicks holding .45 cal.

Object number: UPL 27005 - Ben Hicks posing and smoking a cigarette.

Object number: UPL 27006 - Ben Hicks, third from left, with group (see above)...

Object number: UPL 27007 - Ben Hicks and Richard Ainsworth

Object number: UPL 27009 - Richard Ainsworth

Object number: UPL 27010 - Richard Ainsworth

Object number: UPL 27011 - L-R: William Dale Matlock (tech Sergeant), H.E...

Object number: UPL 27012 - Richard and Martha get married.