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Technical Sergeant George Vasaumper, crew chief of the 387th Bomb Group stands with a colleague and a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-31677) nicknamed "Jisther". Image via George Vasaumper. Aircraft in which 1st Lt James Brantley was killed on 6 August 1944.

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Units

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

People

Technical Sergeant George Vasaumper, crew chief of the 387th Bomb Group stands with a colleague and a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-31677) nicknamed "Jisther". Image via George Vasaumper.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 556th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-663838
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Two airmen of the 556th Bomb Squadron, 387th Bomb Group with a B-26 Marauder (FW-J, serial number 42-107684) nicknamed "Top Sarge II". Image via George Vasaumper.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Aircraft

Technical Sergeant George Vasaumper, crew chief of the 387th Bomb Group stands with a colleague and a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-31677) nicknamed "Jisther". Image via George Vasaumper.
  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Jisther
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group

Revisions

Date:
ContributorCarl
ChangesChanges to caption and person associations
Sources

6 August accident linking the aircraft to 1st Lt Brantley - source: Peter Crouchman, Alan Crouchman, Robert C. Allen, William J. Thompson, Jr., 556th Bomb. Squadron, B-26 Marauder Reference and Operations Guide, p6 as quoted in http://www.387bg.com/387th%20Bombardment%20Group%20-%20Chronology.htm

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection