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UPL 50477

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Lt Col Louis Gordon Thorup, (LEFT) and 1Lt John A Webb.

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Units

A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

333rd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

People

Louis Gordon Thorup

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 447th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-31847
Highest Rank: Colonel
Role/Job: Group Air Executive Officer, Pilot, Squadron Commander, Group Commander

John A Webb

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-733006
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Bombardier

Locations

Aerial photograph of Bassingbourn airfield looking east, Whaddon is at the top, the bomb dump is to the left of the main runway, which runs vertically; the control tower and technical site with four C-Type hangars is on the right, 23 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/692. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bassingbourn

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 9 Jun 2021 22:37:52

Contributoracbernstein1

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations

Sources

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