Units

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  3rd Bomb Division

  Division
  The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.

Units

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  1st Bomb Division

  Division
  The groups under the command of the 1st Bomb Wing came under the command of the 1st Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division.

Units

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  2nd Bomb Division

  Division
  The groups under the command of the 2nd Bomb Wing came under the command of the 2nd Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 2nd Air Division.

People

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  Robert Adler

  Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 390th Bomb Group
  Shot down 18 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37902 'Sure Thing', while performing his duties as the aircraft's Navigator. Became a Prisoner of War, surviving the war.

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  Paul Akin

  Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
  Crew Number 68

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  Richard Autry

  Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
  Crew Number 51

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  Robert Baldi

  Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Tail Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
  Crew Number 51

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  Henry Benson

  Military | Captain | Navigator, bombardier, nose gunner | 93rd Bomb Group

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  Frank Bobrowicz

  Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Radio Operator | 390th Bomb Group
  Frank Bobrowicz was Radio Operator on board B-17 #42-39819, hit by Flak on return from the 13 April 1944 mission to Augsburg, Germany. Ditched in the Channel/North Sea, about 18km West of the entrance to the port of Ostend, Belgium. Killed In Action ...

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  James Braa

  Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball turret gunner | 389th Bomb Group
  James Braa served as a ball turret gunner with the 566th Bomb Squadron of the 389th Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Hethel, England. He completed his tour of 30 missions between March and June 1944, flying his final two missions on D-Day.

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  Andrew Brown

  Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer | 390th Bomb Group
  Crew Number 51

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  William Burtt

  Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 445th Bomb Group
  Shot down 12 April 1944 in B-24 42-7601 'Sin Ship. ' Prisoner of War (POW).

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  Adolph Chilek

  Military | Technical Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
  Shot down 18 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37902 'Sure Thing' while manning the ball turret. He would become a POW, but survive the war and return safely back to Texas.

Aircraft

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  42-107047 The Doodle Bug

  B-17 Flying Fortress
  Delivered Tulsa 6/2/44; Grenier 3/3/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-M] Horham 17/3/44; with R.V. Mercer force landed Framlingham AFB 25/12/44 with engine failure; battle damaged Berlin 3/2/45 with H. Palmer; force landed Charleroi, Bel; 97m, repaired & ret...

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  42-31512 Ice Cold Katie

  B-17 Flying Fortress
  Delivered Denver 13/11/43; Gt Falls 15/11/43; Denver 22/11/43; Kearney 27/11/43; Presque Is 25/12/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-H] Framlingham 2/1/44; suffered n/battle damaged hitting tree at Grundisburgh Hall, Sfk, being slow timed on 2/6/44, with...

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  42-31892 - I'll Be Around - The Skillet

  B-17 Flying Fortress
  Note : The B-17G, 42-31892, was one of several B-17Gs in the 8th Air Force named, I'll Be Around, after the popular song in 1944, "I'll Be Around". WWII air crews often chose to name their airplanes with names already in use. ...

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  42-3312 SEQUATCHIEE

  B-17 Flying Fortress
  Delivered Cheyenne 5/5/43; Dow Fd 13/7/43; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-K] Framlingham 14/7/43. ...

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  42-37902 Hell's Bells/Sure Stuff

  B-17 Flying Fortress
  Delivered Denver 8/10/43; Gr Island 27/10/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-K] Framlingham 8/11/43 as HELL’S BELLS; Missing in Action Oranieburg (20m) 18/4/44 with Jack Harrison, Co-pilot: Gene Pettinelli, Navigator: Bob Adler, Bombardier: Vic Guthrie,...

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  42-97093 I'll Get By

  B-17 Flying Fortress
  Delivered Cheyenne 28/1/44; Kearney 14/2/44; Presque Is 20/2/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-S] Framlingham 3/3/44 DOC'S FLYING CIRCUS, then GIRL OF MY DREAMS; on mission 21/7/44 with ? , Lt Sam Dubin (Killed in Action); severe icing during assembly for...