790th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
The insignia of the 790th Bomb Squadron, 467th Bomb Group. media-395153.jpg FRE 5210 The insignia of the 790th Bomb Squadron, 467th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5210 - The insignia of the 790th Bomb Squadron, 467th Bomb Group.

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Unit stations

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Rackheath

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-24763
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Squadron Commander
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 837482
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-809002
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17100468
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Aircraft

A B-24 Liberator (4Z-U, serial number 42-95237) of the 791st Bomb Squadron, 467th Bomb Group parked on the grass in a field. Handwritten caption on reverse: '467th B.G. 96th C.W.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Normandy Queen
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron 791st 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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