569th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group. media-408477.jpg FRE 3849 A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-97681) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 3849 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-97681) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress...

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Framlingham

People

Alexander D Mackey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Albert W Martin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Albert L Matzonkai

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Alfred H May

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Ground Echelon

Andrew Nameck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-39926) nicknamed "Holey Joe", formerly of the 390th Bomb Group at the aircraft boneyard in Kingman, Arizona. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17G-5-VE 42-39926 "Holey Joe".'

42-39926

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yankee Doodle Dandy, Holey Joe, Queen Ann, General Sherman
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

42-39953

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dutch Cleaner aka Flying Coffin aka Yankee Doodle Dandy
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

42-97577

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

42-97846

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Belle of the Brawl
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

43-37513

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Anna
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th 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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