789th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5209 - The insignia of the 789th Bomb Squadron, 467th Bomb Group.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Rackheath |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron 791st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11020172
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17169702
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Miss Judy
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Six Bits
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Katy
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: E Pluribus Aluminum
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 467th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 789th 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)