850th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Handwritten caption on reverse: ''In flight B-17 over England Early 1945
Paul Broome Via American Air Museum Memory Book correspondence.
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 |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Cheddington |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32400404
- Role/Job: Airplane Armorer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-757610
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39408747
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32265722
- Role/Job: Truck Driver, Light
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-481680
- Role/Job: 3163
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 801st Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 801st Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Our Baby
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron 850th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 850th Bomb Squadron 490th Bomb Group
Revisions
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)