850th Bomb Squadron

Squadron

Object Number - UPL 6537 - Technical Sergeant Paul Broome of the 490th Bomb Group Handwritten caption on reverse: ''In flight B-17 over England Early 1945

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Cheddington

People

Archie W Buntng

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18190381
  • Role/Job: Supply Clerk

Anthony Carrano

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32430175
  • Role/Job: Airplane and Engine Mechanic

Alfred W Cole

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Allan B Colton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12083575
  • Role/Job: Airplane Armorer-Gunner, Bombardier

Alan Craig

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1641926
  • Role/Job: 1400

Aircraft

42-50386

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group (Heavy) 801st Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron

42-51124

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 801st Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron

42-51187

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 801st Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
The B-24H Liberator, 42-94812, named, Little Warrior, in the 493rd Bomb Group in flight with its engines aflame. A veteran has handwritten on the reverse: 'To Roger Freeman, from a friend, Clifford Stocking. I took the picture 493rd BG, 862nd Sqd.'

42-94812

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Little warrior
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron 861st Bomb Squadron

42-94865

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Baby Bug, Baby Bug II, Baby Bug III
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron 850th Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date19 Mar 2015 10:50:58
Contributorrossingtonj
Sources
Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:51
ContributorAAM
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)

850th Bomb Squadron: Gallery (8 items)

Object number: UPL 13805 - St Mary, Brome, Eye, Suffolk

Object number: UPL 17367 - Charles Kline Crew 801st BG - 850th BS Standing...

Object number: UPL 17368 - 2LT Clyde H. Schultz Co-Pilot Charles R. Kline...

Object number: UPL 26574 - Cpl. John W. Tucker Jr.

Object number: UPL 29482 - Nose art of #43-38100 "Elegant El" of the 490th BG...

Object number: UPL 39667 - The B-24H Liberator - 42-94812 - LITTLE WARRIOR...

Object number: UPL 6537 - Technical Sergeant Paul Broome of the 490th Bomb...