George Birdsong
Military | Colonel | Pilot | 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars
Flew 25 missions as pilot on 'Delta Rebel No2'.
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Robert Abb
Military
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Capt George P Birdsong and crew of the 323rd Bomb Sqn, 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Delta Rebel'. England, 16 June 1943. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10603-C62755AC.
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Delta Rebel No2 (42-5077) Birdsong's Crew, 323rd Squadron, 91st BG LEFT TO RIGHT: B. Z. Byrd, Radio Operator; Randy Peterson, Left Waist Gunner; Steve Perri, Ball Turret Gunner; Harry Kulchesky, Right Waist Gunner; Clark Gable; Chuck Bennett, Co-pilot; George Birdsong, Pilot; Robert Abb, Bombardier; Robert Card, Tail Gunner THE ACTOR CLARK GABLE IS INCLUDED IN THE DELTA REBEL CREW AS HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHOOTING THE DOCUMENTARY FILM "COMBAT AMERICA."
Flew 25 missions on 'Delta Rebel #2'
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8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ... -
91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars
Group
The 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated at Harding Field, Louisiana on 15-April-1942 and went to MacDill Field, Florida for the first phase of training from 16-May-1942 to 25-June-1942. The Group was then assigned to 2nd Air Force at Walla... -
323rd Bomb Squadron
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42-5077 Delta Rebel No. 2
B-17 Flying Fortress
Tulsa 15 September 1942, arrived in Bangor, Northern Ireland 11 October 1942; Assigned to the 323 Bomb Squadron/ 91st Bomb Group [coded OR-T] at Bassingbourn on 15 October 1942. On 1 May 1943, Delta Rebel No. 2 became the first B-17 Flying Fortress...
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Bassingbourn
Military site : airfield
Now home to a museum all about the aifield and its USAAF residents (http://www.towermuseumbassingbourn.co.uk/) , Bassingbourn opened in 1938 as part of the RAF's pre-war expansion programme. The RAF continued to use it until late in 1942 when its long...
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| 23 March 2017 17:47:04 | Al_Skiff | Changes to person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia |
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