571st Bomb Squadron

Squadron
The insignia of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

Object Number - FRE 5156 - The insignia of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Framlingham

People

Albert J Amato

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Ground Echelon

Albert C Barrett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Alexander E Beddow

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Alvin W Beebe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Ground Echelon

Alvin A Bontrager

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Ground Echelon

Aircraft

42-102526

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
A battle-damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-L, serial number 42-102673) of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group at Manston, 14 July 1944. Official caption on image: "ISAD - 14 July 44 - (1874) - W.P.U. Battle Damage B-17G - 42-102673 - Manston, R.Z." Handwritten caption on reverse: '390th Bomb Group, 13th Combat Wing, 3rd Air Division, FS.'

42-102673

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Preferred Risk, Good Old Yank
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortresses (serial number 43-38521), (DI-G, serial number 42-31974), (DI-V, serial number 42-97407) and (serial number 42-102972) of the 390th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390BG.'

42-102972

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: - Heavenly Cent - Boston Blackie - Miss Boston
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-A, serial number 42-107070) of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390BG.'

42-107070

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: North Star
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

42-29991

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Patches, Well Never Know
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Mission

Revisions

Date10 Apr 2015 02:46:10
ContributorEMBLEMHUNTER
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my photo

Date13 Mar 2015 16:31:29
Contributorrossingtonj
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Type added.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:50
ContributorAAM
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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)

571st Bomb Squadron: Gallery (69 items)

The insignia of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 5156 - The insignia of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th...

A battle-damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-L, serial number 42-102673) of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group at Manston, 14 July 1944. Official caption on image: "ISAD - 14 July 44 - (1874) - W.P.U. Battle Damage B-17G - 42-102673 - Manston, R.Z." Handwritten caption on reverse: '390th Bomb Group, 13th Combat Wing, 3rd Air Division, FS.'

Object number: FRE 8229 - A battle-damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-L...

A B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-K, serial number 44-6007) of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390BG.'

Object number: FRE 8234 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-K, serial number 44...

A B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-K, serial number 44-6007) of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390BG.'

Object number: FRE 8238 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-K, serial number 44...

A B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-A, serial number 42-107070) of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390BG.'

Object number: FRE 8241 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-A, serial number 42...

B-17 Flying Fortresses ,including (serial number 42-37806) of the 390th Bomb Group fly through flak , 16 December 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'F-26957 AC - Bremen, Germany - Boeing B-17s "Flying Fortresses" flying through one of Hun's heaviest air defences. (Dec. 16, 1943) 390th Bomb Group.'

Object number: FRE 8266 - B-17 Flying Fortresses ,including (serial number...

A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-G, serial number 43-37559) nicknamed "Jeannie Bee" of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group, 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390BG, 8th AF, Square-J, 571 B.S. (FC), 4337559, "G". Cote D'Or. 1944. 43377559 = ((or 5?) Jeannie Bee. of 390 BG - 571 BS. Crashed in Eastern France 1944.'

Object number: FRE 8273 - A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-G, serial...

A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-G) nicknamed "Pickle Dropper" of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group salvaged by the Germans in Wimy, France. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Wimy-F, 30.12.43. R. Aultoine. Pickle Dropper, 390BG, 30.12.43.'

Object number: FRE 8279 - A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-G) nicknamed...

Object number: UPL 14046 - RAF memorial, Gorleston, Norfolk, on the sea wall

Object number: UPL 14047 - RAF memorial, Gorleston, Norfolk, on the sea wall

Object number: UPL 14784 - 571st Bombardment Squadron (leather patch) See my...

Object number: UPL 14864 - Top of the Control Tower, Parham Airfield Museum