Albert C Rood
Military
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FRE 4072
Lieutenant Albert C. Rood of the 390th Bomb Group, infront of a B-17 Flying Fortress with his new dog mascot nicknamed "Eager" after the Regensburg Shuttle Raid. Passed for publication 25 Aug 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Regensburg Raiders Return From North Africa - Bombing Bordeaux En Route. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Lt. Albert C. Rood, pilot of one of the B-17 Flying Fortress bombers of the U.S. Eighth Air Force which raided Regensburg, landed at a base in North Africa, and returned a week later to Britain, bombing Bordeaux en route, seen at a bomber station of the U.S.A.A.F. "somewhere in England", soon after landing. He is holding his Fortress's new mascot - "Eager" - a terrier which joined the crew in North Africa, where Lt. Rood, whose home is in Raleigh, N.C., obtained his red fez. TET 259971. 25-8-43-U.' On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO, US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau and Associated Press [Stamps].
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
22 October 1943 accident on landing B17#42-37803 on flight to Hucknall to pick up Bombardier from hospital. All crew returned.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
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Sources
AccidentReports.com, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 348 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia