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Jimmy Stewart in the cockpit of what looks like a Piper Cub. Prior to enlisting in the AAF Stewart earned his private and commercial pilots licenses during the 1930s.

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Units

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

James Maitland Stewart

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 445th Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-433210
  • Highest Rank: Brigadier General
  • Role/Job: Aircraft Commander; Operations Officer; Chief of Staff

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Sources

https://thewonderfulworldofcinema.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/james-stewar…