855th Bomb Squadron

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A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.' media-380930.jpg FRE 2125 A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.' However, the 491st flew to drop zones north of Eindhoven on 18 September 1944, not Arnhem. This B-24 (SN 42-51691) is not on the Fuel Consumption Report that lists the 41 aircraft that participated in that mission. Roger Freeman Collection

Robert Baumgardner, Austin, TX.

Object Number - FRE 2125 - A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at...

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Unit stations

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bi-U-Baby
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron 853rd Bomb Squadron 855th Bomb Squadron
"Movement of Unit Flight Echelon, 491st Bomb Gp (H), dd 14 Mar 44 & amendments thereto dd 18 Unr 44 & 22 Mar 44 & 2nd AF Memo 35-2, dd 11 Apr 44• This is a TEMPORARY change of station.
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron
"Movement of Unit Flight Echelon, 491st Bomb Gp (H), dd 14 Mar 44 & amendments thereto dd 18 Unr 44 & 22 Mar 44 & 2nd AF Memo 35-2, dd 11 Apr 44• This is a TEMPORARY change of station.
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hot Rocks
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th 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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