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Ground crew of the 450th Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group prepare to load bombs into a B-26 Marauder (ER-D, serial number 41-31847) nicknamed "Jolly Roger", 1944. Press printed caption formerly attached to reverse, but damaged and mostly removed. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ER:D, 41-31847, B-26B. 322BG, 450BS. Andrews Field. "Jolly Roger", March 1944. 3123/28-287.' On reverse: ...Mar 1944 Ministry of Information [Stamp]. Censor no: 317867.
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Ground crew of the 450th Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group prepare to load bombs into a B-26 Marauder (ER-D, serial number 41-31847) nicknamed "Jolly Roger", 1944. Press printed caption formerly attached to reverse, but damaged and mostly removed. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ER:D, 41-31847, B-26B. 322BG, 450BS. Andrews Field. "Jolly Roger", March 1944. 3123/28-287.' On reverse: ...Mar 1944 Ministry of Information [Stamp]. Censor no: 317867.

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322nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Ground personnel of the 322nd Bomb Group load bombs into a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-31847) nicknamed "Jolly Roger". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 28 Apr 1944.' [stamp] and '317866.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"Jolly Roger" Prepares for Action. Here's the "Jolly Roger", a Marauder of the US Air Force in Britain taking on her cargo of bombs which will go down a French marshalling yeard in about an hours time. She is one of many which will

41-31847

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Jolly Roger
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection