2nd Combat Bomb Wing
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Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Stewart, former movie star, standing by his bomber bundled up for high altitude cold.
Connections
Units
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445th Bomb Group
Group
The 445th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Tibenham, Norfolk. The crews' first mission was bombing U-boat installations at Kiel on 13 December 1943. The Group continued to hit strategic targets in Germany, including the aircraft components factory... -
453rd Bomb Group
Group
As well as strategic bombardment missions, the 453rd Bomb Group also ferried cargo on two occasions. They hauled petrol, blankets, and rations to France in September 1944 and dropped ammunition, food and medical supplies near Wesel during the airborne... -
703rd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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James Stewart
Military | Brigadier General | Aircraft Commander; Operations Officer; Chief of Staff
Hollywood screen actor James Stewart interrupted his successful film career to join the Air Corps in 1941. Aware of publicity value for the war effort, the US authorities tried to stifle Stewart's desire to fly combat missions and assigned him to a...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 15 April 2017 21:04:06 | WD-C Mustang | Created entry with caption, unit associations and person associations |
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https://republicbroadcasting.org/news/exclusive-how-jimmy-stewarts-agony... |
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