No 11 Combat Crew Replacement Center

Unit
An aircraft bomb bay at the USAAF 11th Combat Crew Replacement Center in England full of 100lb incendiary bombs on the 3rd of June 1943. Handwritten instruction on reverse regarding photo orientation. Printed caption on reverse: '66746 AC - 100 pound incendiary bombs loaded on a plane at the 11th Combat Crew Replacement Center in England. 3 June 1943. U.S. Air Force Photo.' media-457932.jpg FRE 10187 An aircraft bomb bay at the USAAF 11th Combat Crew Replacement Center in England full of 100lb incendiary bombs on the 3rd of June 1943. Handwritten instruction on reverse regarding photo orientation. Printed caption on reverse: '66746 AC - 100 pound incendiary bombs loaded on a plane at the 11th Combat Crew Replacement Center in England. 3 June 1943. U.S. Air Force Photo.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 10187 - An aircraft bomb bay at the USAAF 11th Combat Crew Replacement Center in England full of 100lb incendiary bombs on the 3rd of June 1943. Handwritten...

Established as a provisional unit at Bovingdon on 27 August 1942, and equipped with B-17Es transferred from the 92nd Bomb Group.



From the Autumn of 1942 provided training for bomber crews to assess them of the state of their training and to provide instruction on equipment and procedures relevant to operating in the UK, and flight assembly and formation procedures pertaining to the 8th Air Force. On three occasions 11 CCRC provided aircraft and personnel to support combat missions.



On 16 August 1943 the unit was reorganised and provisionally titled the 2900th Combat Crew Replacement Centre Group (Provisional).



Redesignated No 1 Combat Crew Replacement Center on 12 November 1943

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Established

Bovingdon 27 August 1943

People

Herbert W Jackson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 11 Combat Crew Replacement Center 326th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Geezil". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Front row, last on right: Lt. Klette. Next to Klette: Lt. Malizewski (Pilot).'

Edward P Maliszewski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 11 Combat Crew Replacement Center 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-437606
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Ralph W Menees

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 11 Combat Crew Replacement Center 326th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Ramon F Sherer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 11 Combat Crew Replacement Center 326th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class
  • Role/Job: Engineer

Harry J Thompson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 11 Combat Crew Replacement Center 326th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

Mission

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Freeman, Mighty Eighth War Manual, pp 118-125

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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