857th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Object Number - UPL 13635 - Corporal Phillip S Brinkman of the 486th Bomb Group painted the nose art of a B-24 Liberator 42-52693 "Aries" of 857th BS, 492nd BG, 8th AF.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
North Pickenham |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37323520
- Role/Job: Pack officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32808080
- Role/Job: Airplane and Engine Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Our Baby
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Boulder Buff
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Silver Chief
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
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)