834th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
media-26811.jpeg UPL 26811 834th Bomb Squadron of the 486th Bomb Group.

Shared with the American Air Museum by Woodrow F Magers' daughter-in-law, Kathy Magers.

Object Number - UPL 26811 - 834th Bomb Squadron of the 486th Bomb Group.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

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Sudbury

People

The P-51 Mustang (serial number 44-14783) flown by Captain Andrew Fuller, of the 3rd Scouting Force. The green and yellow chequered pattern on the nose, denotes that the 3rd Scouting Force was attached to the 55th Fighter Group. Handwritten on slide:"3SF Wormingford CAPT. ANDY FULLER'S AIRCRAFT P-51-D IONA 44 14783 CG*C 3SF"
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 55th Fighter Group 834th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 426383
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31348852
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 834th Bomb Squadron 486th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flak Plow
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron 833rd Bomb Squadron 834th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Worry Bird
  • Unit: 834th Bomb Squadron 486th Bomb Group

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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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