Base Air Depot 2

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media-13622.jpeg UPL 13622 Aerial photograph of C-47 Skytrains, B-24 Liberators and Gliders at the 2nd Base Air Depot at Warton, January 1945

Image courtesy of Wallace Craig, who's father assembled gliders and drove trucks at BAD 2 after the end of the war.

Object Number - UPL 13622 - Aerial photograph of C-47 Skytrains, B-24 Liberators and Gliders at the 2nd Base Air Depot at Warton, January 1945

During 1942 to 1945 Warton Aerodrome was Base Air Depot No. 2, Station 582 of the U.S. 8th Air Force. In the three years it was active it processed over 10,000 aircraft and saw over 45,000 aircraft movements. Every type of American aircraft used in the European Theatre of Operations visited B.A.D.2. The unit also processed over 422,120 aero engines, parachutes, accessories, armaments, radios and instruments. The work done here was essential to the war in Europe. Please also see: https://bad2.co.uk/

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Warton 18 August 1942 - 3 September 1945

Encompassing

People

Bernard Englander

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Base Air Depot 2
  • Service Numbers: 32813993
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ground Crew

Edward Farow

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Base Air Depot 2
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class

Frank A Forsththe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Base Air Depot 2
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Hyman Friedman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Base Air Depot 2

James L Harris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Base Air Depot 2
  • Service Numbers: 34776217
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Air corps Supply

Aircraft

42-52693

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Aries
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 834th Bomb Squadron 856th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-52768) nicknamed "Leo ?" of the 493rd Bomb Group. The nose art was painted by the artist Phillip S Brinkman.

42-52768

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Leo
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 7th Bomb Squadron 834th Bomb Squadron 860th Bomb Squadron

42-5816

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Polly, Judy
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 527th Bomb Squadron
Ground personnel of the 490th Bomb Group work on a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-94837 ) nicknamed "The Jinx 13". Image via Mark Brown, AFA Written on slide casing: '294937, The Jinx, 848 BS.'

42-94837

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Jinx
  • Unit: 449th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 848th Bomb Squadron 719th Bomb Squadron

44-13335

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Too Bad Killer
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group Base Air Depot 2 355th Fighter Squadron

Revisions

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Added BAD 2 Association website

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Details from research carried out by BAE Systems Warton Aerodrome Heritage Centre and "Bomble Bee".

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ContributorBAD-2 UK
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Details from research carried out by BAE Systems Warton Aerodrome Heritage Centre and "Bomble Bee".

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ContributorAAM
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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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