654th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'

Object Number - FRE 3069 - A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'

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People

A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group prepares for take off at Watton.

Raymond C Armstrong

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34057859
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radar Technician

Richard N Bartlett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35753285
  • Highest Rank: Corporal

Bernard Martin Blaum

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13174681 / O-771388
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

George M Brooks

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 10600462 / O-2044827
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Carroll B Bryan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14173928 / O-772138
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

A B-26 Marauder of the 25th Bomb Group.

43-34195

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
A B-26 Marauder (serial number 43-34226) nicknamed "Liberty Run" of the 25th Bomb Group.

43-34226

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Liberty Run
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron

MM342

  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
Mosquito PR Mark XVI, MM364, at Mount Farm, Oxfordshire, on being handed over to the USAAF.Image by Robert Astrella

MM364

  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 654th Bomb Squadron

MM370

  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 654th Bomb Squadron

Mission

549

  • Date: 13 August 1944

Revisions

Date13 Mar 2015 16:44:42
Contributorrossingtonj
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Type added.

Date29 Dec 2014 17:31:02
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Production list.

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

654th Bomb Squadron: Gallery (22 items)

Mosquito PR Mark XVI, MM364, at Mount Farm, Oxfordshire, on being handed over to the USAAF.Image by Robert Astrella

Object number: COL 369 - Mosquito PR Mark XVI, MM364, at Mount Farm...

Mosquito PR Mark XVI, MM364, at Mount Farm, Oxfordshire, on being handed over to the USAAF.Image by Robert Astrella

Object number: COL 370 - Mosquito PR Mark XVI, MM364, at Mount Farm...

A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'

Object number: FRE 3069 - A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th...

The insignia of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group (Reconnaissance).

Object number: FRE 5290 - The insignia of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb...

A B-26 Marauder of the 25th Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 5450 - A B-26 Marauder of the 25th Bomb Group. The nose...

A crashed Mosquito (NS744) of the 25th Bomb Group at Watton, 25 March 1943. Official caption on image: '(G-AD-82-1-25)(25-3-45)(MOS.744CRASH)(REST.)'

Object number: FRE 585 - "A crashed Mosquito (NS774) of the 25th Bomb Group...

A crashed Mosquito (serial number NS651) of the 25th Bomb Group at Watton, 5 March 1945. Official caption printed on image: '(G-AD-75-4-25)(5-3-45XMOS.651-CRASH.(REST.)'

Object number: FRE 586 - A crashed Mosquito (serial number NS651) of the...

A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb Group prepares for take off at Watton.

Object number: FRE 588 - A Mosquito (serial number NS538) of the 25th Bomb...

Lieutenant Bob Tunnel and Lieutenant Daniel McCarthy of the 25th Bomb Group stand with a Mosquito at Watton that has received flak damage to one of its engines. Printed caption on reverse: '60900 A.C.- Lt. Tunnel and Lt. McCarthy of the 654th Bomb. Sqdn. 25th Bomb Group. standing beside a flak damaged DeHavilland "Mosquito" Reconnaissance. England. August 4, 1944 U.S. Air Force Photo.' The names 'Bob' and 'Daniel' have been handwritten above 'Lt. Tunnel and Lt. McCarthy' respectively. Handwritten caption

Object number: FRE 595 - 1st Lt Robert A 'Bob' Tunnell [Pilot] and 1st Lt...

A Mosquito P.R. Mk. XVI of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group flies over the countryside. The 654th Bomb Squadron was commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Leon W. Gray. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'PRU Blue O/A.' Second handwritten caption : '654th Sqdn. 25th B.S. C.O. Leon W. Gray 325th P.R. Wing 8th A.F. Elliot Roosevelt. Watton.' Third handwritten caption: 'PR XVI.' Fourth handwritten caption: '(USAAF F-8)'

Object number: FRE 603 - A Mosquito P.R. Mk. XVI of the 654th Bomb Squadron...

Object number: UPL 15506 - Memorial at the entrance of a housing estate on...

Object number: UPL 16471 - A USAAF night time' Joker' mission for a PR XVI of...