837th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Updated 11/10/2014
Object Number - UPL 6606 - B-17G, 43-37923, 'Naughty Marietta', 837BS/487BG, Lavenham, England
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Lavenham |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal (RAF)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: SJ, Spot Jammer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Buzz Tail
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tender Tit Tillie / Ragin' Red II
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 837th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Tweachewous Wabbit
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Satan's Lady
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Virginly
- Unit: 837th Bomb Squadron 487th Bomb Group
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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)
