568th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5153 - The insignia of the 568th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Framlingham |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Ground Echelon
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Ground Echelon
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Meteor
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
![The wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group, salvaged for parts, in front of B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30017). Official caption on image: "A-71429 A.C." Handwritten caption on reverse: '[G7?]-L, Calamity Jane.' Printed caption on reverse: '71429 AC - Useable parts are salvaged from a disabled Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 390th Bomb Group at an 8th Air Force base in England. 28 July 1943. A - Same as Basic.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414141.jpg.webp?itok=aSJViXCG)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: All Shot to Hell
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
![Lieutenant John G Winiant Jr of the 390th Bomb Group taxies a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Wittan's Wallopers" at Framlingham. Passed as censored 15 Aug 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Photo Shows: The Fortress piloted by Lieut. John G. Winant Jnr. arriving back at the dispersal, at his station somewhere in England. G. Aug 1943. PN.' Censor no: 278785 . On reverse: Planet News Ltd., US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414086.jpg.webp?itok=b5eNxdoF)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tech Supply
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 390th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Douche Bag, The Dull Tool
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hot Rocks
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron 570th 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)
