James D Baird

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media-55041.jpeg UPL 55041 Lieutenant James D Baird (standing) and Captain James R Bullock enjoy a spot of trout fishing on the banks of the River Test in Hampshire. Lieutenant Baird is the pilot of a 'Fort' (B17 Flying Fortress) from Suring, Wisconsin and Captain Bullock is a B17 navigator from Greensboro, North Carolina. According to the original caption: "These fighters expected trout fishing to bore them, were genuinely surprised and pleased by the enjoyment it gave in spite of little success in the shape of fish.

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Object Number - UPL 55041 - Lieutenant James D Baird (standing) and Captain James R Bullock enjoy a spot of trout fishing on the banks of the River Test in Hampshire. Lieutenant...

James D. Baird enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 15 Mar 1941 at MacDill Field in Florida before the US entered WWII. He flew 24 missions with the 91st Bomb Group before being promoted to Captain. Baird transferred to the 92nd Bomb Group on August 4, 1943, where he flew PFF - Pathfinder B-17s. In some records he is credited with one mission aboard A/C 42-30793, but he was never officially assigned to the 388th.



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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24481

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell's Angels
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

41-24483

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spirit of Alcohol
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

41-24497

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mizpah II/ Frisco Jinny
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

42-107178

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Bob Campbell Crew

42-2990

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dame Satan
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Romsey

  • Site type: Military site
  • Known as: Stanbridge Earls and Roke Manor

Revisions

Date
ContributorDouglas P
Changes
Sources

92nd Bomb Group, 91st Bomb Group, 388th Bomb Group Historian, NARA, http://www.91stbombgroup.com/Dailies/322ndjan1943.html,
Information transferred from duplicate listing for James D. Baird

Date
ContributorDouglas P
Changes
Sources

https://388bg.com/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-C537&dataTy…

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

James D Baird: Gallery (8 items)

Object number: UPL 55041 - Lieutenant James D Baird (standing) and Captain...

Object number: UPL 55042 - A group of American airmen staying at Stanbridge...

Object number: UPL 55043 - American airmen staying at Stanbridge Earls in...

Object number: UPL 55044 - USAAF Fliers set off on bikes to seek a picnic...

Object number: UPL 55047 - James D. Baird - Transfer to 92nd BG

Object number: UPL 55124 - Edward Brodnax, Jim Billock, James D. Baird -...

Object number: UPL 55181 - Crews of the 91st Bomb Group, based at...

Object number: UPL 55182 - Capt. John K. Rickles of Indianapolis, Ind.,...