FRE 8013

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A B-24 Liberator nicknamed "YMCA Flying Service" of the 392nd Bomb Group. Passed for publication 20 Nov 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Their Way Of Saying Thank You:- For twelve months, through snow and slush, in wet and fine weather, American airmen at a bleak aerodrome in East Anglia have been cheered by regular visits of a YMCA tea car. The airmen wanted to show their thanks, so they named a Liberator bomber "YMCA Flying Service", decorating the fusillage with a large red triangle. There was a christening ceremony - a 17-year old Maureen Mayne, of Norwich, a YMCA tea car worker, broke a cup of tea over the front turrett[sic] of the bomber. O.P.S. The bomber on the airfield after the christening ceremony. (8).' Censor no: 372926. On reverse: Central Affairs Ltd. and SHAEF Field Press Censor [Stamps].

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The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection