653rd Bomb Squadron

Squadron
The insignia of the 653rd Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group (Reconnaissance). media-395232.jpg FRE 5289 The insignia of the 653rd Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group (Reconnaissance). Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5289 - The insignia of the 653rd Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group (Reconnaissance).

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-814044
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-865945
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron

Aircraft

A Mosquito (serial number NS-568) of the 25th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Riggins. Mosquito. 25BG?'
  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Nicknames: Patches
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron

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Type changed to reconnaissance.

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my photo

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USAAF Photo.

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USAAF Photo.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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